June 1940, the beaches of Dunkirk are littered with the wreckage of an entire army. Britain … The ‘Gangster Gun’ Britain Bought In Desperation That Commandos Refused To Give UpRead more
Japanese Pilots Mocked the F6F Hellcat, But It Quickly Sent Their Zeros Plummeting From the Sky
What kind of fighter aircraft was so heavy that Japanese pilots laughed when they first heard … Japanese Pilots Mocked the F6F Hellcat, But It Quickly Sent Their Zeros Plummeting From the SkyRead more
What Patton Did When a Black Soldier’s Mother Wasn’t Allowed at His Funeral
January 9th, 1945, just outside Tillet, Belgium. German anti-tank crews of the Führerbegleitbrigade wait in frozen … What Patton Did When a Black Soldier’s Mother Wasn’t Allowed at His FuneralRead more
German Soldiers Found an American Ration Bag… And Instantly Knew Something Was Wrong
December 17th, 1944 Bullingen, Belgium. The road was black with thawing slush, the ditches sealed in … German Soldiers Found an American Ration Bag… And Instantly Knew Something Was WrongRead more
German Officers Smirked at American Rations, Until They Tasted the Army That Never Starved
December 17th, 1944. The frozen earth of the Ardennes forest crunched beneath Wehrmacht boots as German … German Officers Smirked at American Rations, Until They Tasted the Army That Never StarvedRead more
They Banned His “Rust Lock” Rifle — Until He Shot 9 Germans in 48 Hours
At 8:15 a.m. December 7th, 1944, Herken Forest, Germany, Corporal James Red Sullivan crouched in a … They Banned His “Rust Lock” Rifle — Until He Shot 9 Germans in 48 HoursRead more
How Oak Ridge’s X-10 Reactor Secretly Became America’s First Plutonium Factory (1943)
At 5:00 a.m. on November 4th, 1943 in Bethel Valley near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a machine … How Oak Ridge’s X-10 Reactor Secretly Became America’s First Plutonium Factory (1943)Read more
WHAT PATTON DID AFTER A GERMAN GENERAL INSULTED HIM IN FRONT OF HIS ENTIRE ARMY
A single sheet of paper. That’s what started it. Not a battle order. Not a tactical … WHAT PATTON DID AFTER A GERMAN GENERAL INSULTED HIM IN FRONT OF HIS ENTIRE ARMYRead more
What Patton Said to a Soviet General Who Bragged About Executing Americans
Most people thought the war ended in May 1945. But for George S. Patton, the real … What Patton Said to a Soviet General Who Bragged About Executing AmericansRead more
What Patton Did When He Found a 14-Year-Old German Boy Guarding American POWs
April 1945, Southern Germany, outside a small town called Landsberg. The Third Army was advancing fast. … What Patton Did When He Found a 14-Year-Old German Boy Guarding American POWsRead more