I think members of this site may enjoy watching this interview with Henry Sledge, Eugene "Sledgehammer" Sledge's son. He recounts the battle of Peleliu with antedotes his father told him and pictures of the battlefield as it looked in his travels the
If you're a fan of WWII aviation you probably know who Major Bong is, and of the competition among American Pilots to be the highest scoring ace. Richard was pulled from front line action while in the lead with 40 kills. No American pilot topped his
In this 25 minute video British Historian Mark Felton discusses information he uncovered about King George VI helping his German Relatives (some were active Nazi's fighting against British forces) at the end of WWII. He delves into the British Royal
I know this sounds like something out of a crazy Hollywood movie, but it's true. On Jan. 4-5, 1866, along the Texas-Mexico border, around 125 volunteers made up of the 118th U.S. Colored Infantry and ex-Confederate soldiers crossed the Rio Grande and
Mel is another famous actor who also served in WWII, and he was in the thick of it. In this interview Mel discusses the Army sending him to Virginia Military Institute and later Ft. Sill, Oklahoma before sending him to combat in Germany. It seems the
The venerable JU-52 had a long service life. Using Pratt and Whitney (American) designed engines it performed many duties as a transport, airliner, medivac, and even a bomber. One of the iconic aircraft in aviation history. Serving from the 1920's
On January 26th, 1945, General George Patton wrote a letter to Major General Levin H. Campbell, Jr., who was the War Department’s Chief of Ordnance. In this letter he stated, "In my opinion, the M-1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised
15 minute video by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons on the top 5 pistols of WW1 in his opinion. Ian is well known for researching "forgotten weapons" and is both an author and video creator.
I agree with his choices for 1st and 2nd place given the c
Saw the horrors of a dictatorship first hand, drafted, forced to fight, later emigrates to the US, becomes a doctor and serves in the US Army. Interesting story from a former German Soldier in WWII.
Growing up in Germany, Wolfram Forster watched as A
Military History Club Explores The Role of Hitler’s Luck in World War II
Was Hitler a genius who stretched too far, or a bungler with a stretch of good luck? On October 24 the Military History Club will explore that topic as it welcomes a Zoom app
