•October 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
During the Battle of Vienna, Count Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg was outnumbered 5 to 1 against a sea of Turkish soldiers, led by the swarthy Kara Mustafa. More »
•October 15, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The gold train incident was one of several involving riches plundered by the Nazi regime from their victims across Europe. More »
•October 9, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The American airmen that Princess Ecaterina Caradja saved from the Germans called her the “Angel of Ploesti,” and for good reason. More »
•October 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Trajan, Emperor of Rome, was a tough and meticulous general as well as a capable administrator and builder. More »
•October 2, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The WWII Bombers used during Operation Frantic in 1944 gave vital assistance to the Soviets battling on the Eastern Front. More »
•October 1, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
By Kevin M. Hymel
“Bombs away!”called out the bombardier of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber Great Speckled Bird, signaling the release of a full bombload over an enemy target. He was wrong. Two stubborn bombs refused to fall, remaining in their bomb bay racks.
The bomber’s radioman, Technical Sergeant Thomas Fitzpatrick, More »
•September 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
In 1943 during Operation Tidal Wave, American bombers attacked Romanian oil fields, which were vital to the Nazi war machine. More »
•September 29, 2018 • 1 Comment
The Eastern Front exacted a terrible toll on the German Army and Hitler’s refusal to abandon the Crimea needlessly cost Germany countless troops. More »
•September 29, 2018 • 1 Comment
America, Auschwitz, and the Holocaust: Could more have been done to save lives during Hitler’s Final Solution? More »
•September 25, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Retreating Germans turned on their Soviet pursuers at the Battle of Targul Frumos, inflicting heavy losses on Red Army tanks, buying valuable time. More »
