World War 2 | War History

Incredibly Well-Preserved Wrecks Of WW2 Tanks and Armored Vehicles In Libya (Watch)

War in the desert has always been vastly different than the battles in the rest of the European theater. Having massive amounts of open space…

Amazing WW2 Action Footage – US Fighter Pilot Shooting Down A ME-262 Jet Fighter! (Watch)

This amazing U.S. gun-camera footage shows an American fighter firing at a German Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet. These planes would normally fly at speeds…

The Heinkel He 177 Flaming Coffin, The German Heavy Dive Bomber The Luftwaffe Hated

The Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) was an aircraft doomed from the start of its inception. Its design was intrinsically flawed, its engines frequently caught…

Essential Facts: Four Of The Deadliest Battles of the 20th Century

The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient…

Tragic But Fascinating Story Of American B-24 Bomber ‘Lady Be Good’ – Crashed In 1943, Found in 1958

The wreckage of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) plane that went missing during its first and last mission in the Second World War…

The Axis Powers: How A Handful Of Individuals Changed The World

David Herold

The Second World War was a transformative event in global history. More than a hundred million soldiers took part in the hostilities. Sixty to eighty…

How The British Won Their War At Home, With A Very British Weapon – Pies

Autumn 1940 was Britain’s darkest hour. Hitler had conquered Europe and was on the verge of conquering Britain. The US had yet to join the…

The Chaplain to a Polish Lancer Regiment in World War II, Who Died Of Natural Causes In Scotland

Father Karol Bik was stationed in the Arbroath area of Scotland with the 14thJazlowiecki Lancers Regiment, making him the chaplain for some of the first…

Veterans From All-Black Aviation Unit On How They Overcame Racial Bias During WW2

Ian Harvey

Charles McGee was an accomplished World War II fighter pilot and Army Captain. Ten years later, he was unable to get a job as a…

The British Army Crusader Tank Was Flawed And Unreliable In Combat

When the British Army introduced the A15 Crusader, it presented a new kind of balance in armored warfare ― a swift tank with enough firepower…

American WWII Veteran’s Family Receives His Medals 70 After His Heroic Deeds

Claude Walker joined the US Army in 1941 with the world embroiled in World War II. He started with the basic training at Camp Upton…

Dramatic Original Footage of American D-Day Landings At Omaha Beach (Watch)

Original, dramatic footage of the Normandy invasion which took place on June 6th, 1944. This footage follows the American soldiers as they begin the liberation…