World War 2 | War History

The Top 5 Mysterious Most Valuable World War Two Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)

Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…

Welshman Ron Jones Was The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz

Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he…

World War Two: The Long Struggle for New Guinea

When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…

Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight

The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,…

Jesse Owens and His Unlikely Friend From Nazi Germany At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

The grandson of slaves, he got a college degree and became an international legend. Despite being sickly, he set athletic records that took decades to…

The German WW2 Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes

Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best night…

New Documentary Records Memories of Japan’s Invasion of India in World War Two

Memories of a Forgotten War is Utpal Borpujari’s new documentary about the failed Japanese invasion of India during World War II. It’s part oral history…

Pointe Du Hoc From Above! Where The Americans Captured The High Ground on D-Day (Watch)

Pointe du Hoc is on the coast of Normandy (Northern France) and overlooks the English Channel. The German army had control of this crucial area…

Tank Museum Sells Second World War Combat Vehicles At Auction

A collection of 120 vehicles which includes World War II-era tanks, armored cars and warplanes are going up for auction in France. One of the…

Drone’s Eye View Of Top Gun Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger, On Its Way To Scrapyard

This is video footage shot using a drone that shows the USS Ranger on its way to be scrapped in Brownsville. This is very special…

Codename: ‘Why Me?’ – The Second World War Project to Create the Mother of all Stinkbombs

Mary Roach was undertaking research for her book “Grunt – The curious science of humans at war” when she uncovered letters in the OSS archives…

Adolf Hitler: Dictator and Drug Addict

A newly translated German book examines in detail how Hitler during the Second World War relied on a cocktail of animal hormones, vitamins, narcotics, and…