German submarine U-100 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II. Design German Type VIIB submarines were preceded by the shorter Type VIIA submarines. U-100 had a displacement of 753 tonnes (741 long tons) when at the surface …
German submarine U-100: Design and Service history Read More
The Final Moment That Broke John Wayne in Front of Everyone Who Thought He Was Unbreakable Hollywood was used to seeing John Wayne ride off into the sunset. That image …
CH2 .The Final Moment That Broke John Wayne in Front of Everyone Who Thought He Was Unbreakable Hollywood was used to seeing John Wayne ride off into the sunset. That image defined him. Strength without explanation. Endings without emotion. The Duke didn’t linger. He didn’t hesitate. He certainly didn’t fall apart in public. Which is why what happened that late afternoon in Monument Valley left seasoned crew members shaken. Read More
In the opening years of the Second World War, it was the embodiment of a terrifying new concept in air power. The Zer Sturer, the destroyer, the Messer Schmidt BF110. …
P-38 Lightning vs Bf 110: Why Germany’s “Destroyer” Stood NO CHANCE Read More
December 1944. Inside a dimly lit hanger on the outskirts of Reclan, the air smelled of oil metal and defeat. Germany was still fighting, but every man in that room …
“When German Engineers Opened a P-47 Engine and Found 15,000 More Waiting Behind It…..” Read More
Texas, 1945. The air hung heavy over Fort Clark, thick with heat that bent the horizon into liquid. A medical tent stood near the processing center, canvas walls rippling in …
“When He Weighed German POW Women, the Scale Read 72 Pounds — ‘Step Aside,’ Said the Medic” Read More
The most famous—even infamous—examples of large artillery pieces mounted on railway cars occurred during the Second World War, when Germany employed these gigantic weapons in the sieges of Leningrad and Sevastopol. During …
How powerful were German railway guns? Read More
December 8th, 1944. Somewhere in the frozen Arden forest of Belgium, Captain Robert Chen pressed his headset against his ear and heard nothing but the maddening crackle of static. Behind …
How One Girl’s “5-Cent” Hairpin Trick Fixed the US Army’s Worst Radio Flaw — Saved 3 Battalions Read More
For centuries, the joyful pealing of church bells was the heartbeat of European life. The bells marked holidays, called parishioners to worship, and rang at times of celebration. But during …
The Lost Church Bells of World War II Read More
In the spring of 1944, German intelligence officers in Berlin gathered around a conference table covered with photographs, intercepted communications, and reconnaissance reports. They weren’t tracking Allied troop movements or …
Why German Generals Feared Patton More Than Any Allied Commander… Read More
The history of airships begins, like the history of hot air balloons, in France. After the invention of the hot air balloon in 1783, a French officer named Meusnier envisioned …
The forgotten era of the Airships in rare photographs, 1900s-1940s Read More