Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a sniper for the Soviet army during World War 2. She is credited with 309 kills during
World War 2 saw a large number of battles fought across much of the globe. Major battles occurred between the
How Many People Died in World War II? World War 2 was the bloodiest conflict in human history. More than
Chester Nimitz was born on February 24, 1885 in Fredericksburg, Texas. Nimitz's grandfather was a merchant seaman which was a
Call me a sucker for some good old-fashioned old-time military aviation, but 1941's Dive Bomber is a superb and often overlooked gem
The Monuments Men (in case you were living in a cave for the last several months) is a fictionalized re-telling of
The following veterans were under 16 years old when they saw combat in WW2, from the commencement of the war
The P-26 Peashooter was the first monoplane fighter ever adopted by the US military. First flown in 1932, it was
There have been a ton of World War II documentaries made over the last, what, 62 years? Some range from
At the start of World War II no one in the Nazi government believed that they would lose the war
During World War II the U.S. and the Soviet Union became allies because they had a common enemy, Nazi Germany
Before the start of World War II, Albert Einstein sent a letter to the U.S. president of the day, Franklin
There were more than 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust before and during World War 2. More than have
Battleship Texas Facts The Battleship Texas, more formally USS Texas (BB-35), was the 2nd overall ship in the history of
The US 7th Infantry Division had seen minor action in France at the close of WWI. When the Second World
Into The White puts us into the Scandinavian winter desert during WWII. Two planes, German and English, have just been shot
The USS Robalo (SS-273) was United States submarine (Gato-Class) that served during World War II. The boat’s keel was laid
Anzio '44 - Forgotten D-Day in Italy After the Allies invaded Italy in 1943, they stopped at the Gustav Line
Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria on 20 April 1889. Adi, as he was called as
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech or address to the United States Congress on December 8th, 1941 after the Japanese attacked
When you think of war movies, there are a few movies that should immediately pop into your mind. Tora, Tora,
After World War 1, the world thought that we would not see another global conflict on a similar scale ever
Jimmy Doolittle was born on 14th December, 1896. During his stay in Nome, Alaska he developed a reputation as a
Lt. Gilbert Steingart served as dentist aboard the USS Ocelot in the Pacific Theater. He promised to write daily letters