Poland’s highest-level defense officials scrambled to meet in Warsaw after receiving reports of sudden explosions in a village near the country’s border with Ukraine. The blasts came as Russia launched…
On Sept.1, 1940, 1.5 million German troops crossed the border into Poland, triggering the start of World War II in Europe. Long before he became Chancellor of Germany, Adolf Hitler…
The Japanese Kamikaze pilots were known for their suicide attacks against American vessels. These pilots, hell-bent on getting revenge for their lost comrades while fighting a doomed battle against an angry and seemingly unstoppable Navy, would die …
In 2017 the Perry family, with six children living in Kentucky, brought home their first adopted daughter, Daisy, from Ukraine. After having their youngest son, the family returned to Ukraine…
One of the most famous soldiers in military history wasn’t even a human at all. No, we’re not talking about a science experiment gone right. We’re talking about Poland’s move…
After the Fall of France in 1940, there was only one country standing in the way of Hitler and Nazi Germany dominating all of Europe: Great Britain. In order to…
You may be looking fresh with that stack of awards and badges, but cool flashy medals are reserved for the most prestigious of US military awards.
But how do you stand out at your next unit ball or dress inspection? Rock some foreign ones…
Everyone always remembers the sheer bad*ssery and battle prowess of the vikings, the samurai, and the Roman legionnaires — but the Winged Hussars of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth a rarely find a way into the conversation.
Don’t let th…
Ever since the Greeks met the Persians at Thermopylae, it has been the iconic standard of a small force pinning down a much larger army for the greater good. Though…
Poland doesn’t get nearly as much credit as it should for its performance in the Second World War. The Nazi invasion of Poland is too often glossed over as a…