America Almost Nuked Itself Back In 1961!
Broken Arrow The U.S. narrowly avoided a catastrophic disaster when two Mark 39 hydrogen bombs were accidentally dropped over Goldsboro,[…]
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That Shock Army that Broke the Most Brutal Siege of WW2
Brutal Siege of WW2 The fighting at Leningrad was relentless, and the city was completely cut off from the outside[…]
Read moreThe Most Surprisingly Important Place of WW2?
Important Place of WW2 While most accounts put the start of World War 2 on September 1, 1939, many historians[…]
Read moreThe Monster Bomber Germany Would Do Anything to Destroy – Petlyakov Pe-8
Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber In May of 1942, a Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber took off from the Soviet Union and headed to[…]
Read moreThis WW2 Medal of Honor Soldier was Classified to Save His Life
WW2 Medal of Honor Soldier A young Army Corporal waited nervously for the guards to arrive. He looked around the[…]
Read moreThe Giant Killers : The Story of WW2 ELCO US Navy PT Boats
WW2 ELCO US Navy PT Boats The Giant Killers : The Story of ELCO US Navy PT Boats in WW2.[…]
Read moreOne of the Tiniest WW2 Warships Sinks The Most Submarines Ever
WW2 Warships The Buckley-class destroyer escorts were smaller and cheaper alternatives to standard US Navy destroyers. However, they were outstanding[…]
Read moreThe Crazy Operation to Save Horses from Soviet Hunger after WWII
Operation to Save Horses During the last days of World War 2, as American soldiers faced the horrors of the[…]
Read moreWW2 BAR Rifleman Spent 42 Days in Nonstop Combat | “We almost got annihilated”
Military History Robert Shipe was drafted into the U.S. Army in March of 1944, immediately after completing High School. After[…]
Read moreBattle of Tobruk – Libya WW2
Libya WW2 The port city of Tobruk would become the epicenter of the brutal African campaign during World War 2,[…]
Read moreThe Irish of Newfoundland, Canada 1981
A Community of Irish people living over two thousand miles from Ireland in Newfoundland ‘The Forgotten Irish’ is a community[…]
Read moreThe Irish of Montserrat, West Indies 1976 – ‘The Black Irish’
The Irish of Montserrat Kinsale, Montserrat (West Indies) is home to a unique race of people, ‘The Black Irish’. ‘Radharc[…]
Read moreA-37 Super Tweet – Cessna with a 3,000 Rounds per Minute Minigun – Vietnam War Legend
A-37 Super Tweet The A-37 Super Tweet was one of the few American aircraft that was first tested during actual[…]
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Japan’s Secret Atomic Device
Japan’s Atomic Device Imperial Japan was unwilling to surrender during World War II under any circumstances, and one of its[…]
Read more650 Tanks per Day – Soviet Tank Losses in WW2
Tank Losses in WW2 Soviet Tank Losses in World War 2 were very high with more than 96 000 armored[…]
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