Category: History

What else is left to do if you’re a high-profile lawyer who also happened to be a Marine veteran and a history buff with a spare $600,000?

As one of the most important political figures of the 20th century, Churchill did not only become famous for his oratorical skills and political leadership in the United Kingdom but also for his trademark image of being a devoted smoker.

June 23, 2022, is the 83rd birthday of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.

In the past wars, there were quite a number of MWDs that became famous, and for good reasons. One of them was a four-pound Yorkshire terrier named Smoky.

For Horace Greasley, the fact that the Second World War was raging on, or that he was a PoW, did not stop him from seeing his beloved. That’s how he ended up escaping and coming back about 200 times from the Nazi camp.

For the crew of Operation Render Safe, their “another day at work” is diving for wrecks under the sea or digging the soil in hopes of finding unexploded bombs of World War II.

The RAF Fauld explosion accident of 1944 was so loud that it was mistaken for an earthquake. This was also one of the largest non-nuclear explosions not only in the UK but also in history.

Would you ever expect a pilotless fighter jet to take off about a thousand kilometers and then come crashing on your roof in the middle of a farm?

Throughout time, different deceiving tactics have been made during wars. Some of them worked, others were ridiculous, and there are a few that were ridiculous but worked.

One of their streamers of the USCG was the “Defense of the Philippines,” and this one was pretty special because the only reason they had that was for one person: Thomas Crotty. Here’s how he earned it.

The Guinea Pig Club was formed in July 1941, with the goal of supporting those who were injured during the war through reconstructive surgeries.

In the summer of 1937, Britain was known to be the spy hub for the Germans who wanted to gather intelligence. What they did not expect was that the spies they were looking for were a group of teenage boys cycling around seemingly innocently.