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This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

By James Elphick

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

By Harold C. Hutchison

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

By Harold C. Hutchison

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

By Blake Stilwell

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101 This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the U.S. Navy

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the U.S. Navy This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the U.S. Navy

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

By Blake Stilwell

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

By Blake Stilwell

6 legends of the Army Reserve

6 legends of the Army Reserve 6 legends of the Army Reserve

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane turrets in his garage

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane turrets in his garage This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane turrets in his garage

This massive air offensive had an adorable name

This massive air offensive had an adorable name This massive air offensive had an adorable name

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

By Blake Stilwell

What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings

What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings

The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway

The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway

How this ‘dog’ blasted Axis subs to smithereens

How this ‘dog’ blasted Axis subs to smithereens How this ‘dog’ blasted Axis subs to smithereens

By Harold C. Hutchison

What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division

What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division

‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends

‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends ‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends

This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again

This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again

This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell

This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell

‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis

‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis ‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear

This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day

This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day

By Harold C. Hutchison

This ingenious 1911 pistol modification turns it into a dart gun

This ingenious 1911 pistol modification turns it into a dart gun This ingenious 1911 pistol modification turns it into a dart gun

By Harold C. Hutchison

Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day

Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day

This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service

This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service

By Blake Stilwell

What is the big deal about Kwajalein?

What is the big deal about Kwajalein? What is the big deal about Kwajalein?

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan

3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan 3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan

By James Elphick

This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea

This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force

The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force

By James Elphick

“Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies

“Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies “Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

The truth about Daylight Savings Time (and it ain’t because of farming)

The truth about Daylight Savings Time (and it ain’t because of farming) The truth about Daylight Savings Time (and it ain’t because of farming)

By Shannon Corbeil

This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol

This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol

By James Elphick

The proud World War II history of Navy ship DD-214

The proud World War II history of Navy ship DD-214 The proud World War II history of Navy ship DD-214

World War II Combat Cameraman and Hollywood animation legend dies

World War II Combat Cameraman and Hollywood animation legend dies World War II Combat Cameraman and Hollywood animation legend dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies

Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison

Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison

By Blake Stilwell

That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted

That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Army Air Corps pilot stole a Nazi plane to escape from a POW camp

This Army Air Corps pilot stole a Nazi plane to escape from a POW camp This Army Air Corps pilot stole a Nazi plane to escape from a POW camp

This is how the Pentagon had over 120,000 extra Purple Heart medals

This is how the Pentagon had over 120,000 extra Purple Heart medals This is how the Pentagon had over 120,000 extra Purple Heart medals

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time James Howard took on 30 German fighters

That time James Howard took on 30 German fighters That time James Howard took on 30 German fighters

By James Elphick

Nazi Germany tried to counterfeit its way to victory

Nazi Germany tried to counterfeit its way to victory Nazi Germany tried to counterfeit its way to victory

That time 621 Brits rammed a suicide ship into a Nazi fortress

That time 621 Brits rammed a suicide ship into a Nazi fortress That time 621 Brits rammed a suicide ship into a Nazi fortress

This commando unit was a real-world ‘Rogue One’ searching for Nazi superweapons

This commando unit was a real-world ‘Rogue One’ searching for Nazi superweapons This commando unit was a real-world ‘Rogue One’ searching for Nazi superweapons

By Blake Stilwell

4 battles where paratroopers could have made a big difference

4 battles where paratroopers could have made a big difference 4 battles where paratroopers could have made a big difference

By James Elphick

See the intense Navy deck logs from the Pearl Harbor attack

See the intense Navy deck logs from the Pearl Harbor attack See the intense Navy deck logs from the Pearl Harbor attack

This sneaky sub attack almost changed the outcome of Pearl Harbor

This sneaky sub attack almost changed the outcome of Pearl Harbor This sneaky sub attack almost changed the outcome of Pearl Harbor

By Orvelin Valle

If you watch any Pearl Harbor movie on Dec. 7 it should be this one

If you watch any Pearl Harbor movie on Dec. 7 it should be this one If you watch any Pearl Harbor movie on Dec. 7 it should be this one

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Pearl Harbor hero refused to abandon his ship

This Pearl Harbor hero refused to abandon his ship This Pearl Harbor hero refused to abandon his ship

By Frank Jastrzembski

WH recommends vets ‘set aside’ bitterness over Pearl Harbor attack

WH recommends vets ‘set aside’ bitterness over Pearl Harbor attack WH recommends vets ‘set aside’ bitterness over Pearl Harbor attack

By Harold C. Hutchison