March 23rd, 1943. The Tunisian desert east of Elgatar. 2 in the morning. The men of … What Germans Found Every Dawn In American Lines No Attack Could BreakRead more
Why Germans Couldn’t Explain How the U.S. Broke the Siegfried Line With Basic Tools
West Wall near Aen, Germany. October 1944. Oberlutin Hinrich Brandt had spent three years of his … Why Germans Couldn’t Explain How the U.S. Broke the Siegfried Line With Basic ToolsRead more
They thought 90mm AA guns were useless — until they pierced Tiger armor at 2,000 yards
December 16th, 1944. 5:30 a.m. The temperature is minus 15° C. A Tiger II tank weighing … They thought 90mm AA guns were useless — until they pierced Tiger armor at 2,000 yardsRead more
German POWs Escaped Into Arizona’s Desert—Days Later They Wanted Back In | WWII Story
Late autumn 1944, the officers compound of Camp Papago Park, Arizona. Captain Jurgen Wattenberg, former commander … German POWs Escaped Into Arizona’s Desert—Days Later They Wanted Back In | WWII StoryRead more
A Female Soldier Warned of an Ambush—Patton Was Furious It Was Ignored
March 7th, 1945. 3:47 a.m. The woods east of the Moselle River explode into fire, not … A Female Soldier Warned of an Ambush—Patton Was Furious It Was IgnoredRead more
What Eisenhower Told FDR When the President Tried to Override Him Before D-Day
December 1943, the war is at a crossroads. Nazi Germany has held Western Europe in an … What Eisenhower Told FDR When the President Tried to Override Him Before D-DayRead more
What Turned 13 Americans Into a Nightmare for the German Army at Normandy?
A photograph taken in the spring of 1945 in a place that even in the wildest … What Turned 13 Americans Into a Nightmare for the German Army at Normandy?Read more
Why No One Talks About What Nimitz Did After Tarawa
More than a thousand Americans had died on a beach 2 miles long. As the casualty … Why No One Talks About What Nimitz Did After TarawaRead more
What Patton Did When He Found a Black Sergeant Giving Orders That No White Officer Would Follow
December 1944. The Ardennes Forest, Belgium. The temperature had not risen above freezing in 11 days. … What Patton Did When He Found a Black Sergeant Giving Orders That No White Officer Would FollowRead more
Germans mocked this “toy” US tank — until it wiped out 6 Panthers alone
September 19th, 1944. 7:48 in the morning. Hill 246 Eastern France. Sergeant Henry Hartman pulls the … Germans mocked this “toy” US tank — until it wiped out 6 Panthers aloneRead more