The Essence of DEDICATION is Not Ever Making ANY Excuses for not Reaching your Goals! WWII Vet, 93, Ends Run Across America with Toes in Atlantic (click on above link title to be re-directed to source page) Anytime you feel like giving up on your dreams or goals because of something that is in your…
Category: World War II History
Military Weapons From the Past: Japanese ZH-29 Copy
This is a really interesting one for all you WW2 and Weapons buffs. Ever wonder why more countries did not successfully field large numbers of Semi-Auto Infantry rifles like the U.S. did with the M1 Garand in WWII? Listen Up! You Can Read More About This at Forgotten Weapons
World War II History: The Living Hell of the Finnish Winter War
Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!
Military Weapons From the Past: Himmler’s Sniper Presentation Sauer 38H Pistol
This pistol on display here is a Sauer model 38H (a much more common pistol in German WWII service than many people realize) that was made specially as a presentation piece. Heinrich Himmler presented these pistols to snipers who had killed 100 enemy soldiers – other prizes were offered for 50 (a leave from the…
World War II History: The Devil’s Guard, Hitler’s Waffen SS
THE DEVIL’S GUARD: HITLER’S WAFFEN SS (click on title to be re-directed to article) A very well-written, in-depth three part series with some outstanding pictures. For all you fellow World War II buffs, This is one you will want to save somewhere for later review.
World War II History: Two Great Stories Worth Your Time
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Military History: The Winter War Part II (This Is Not The Fabian Strategy You Are Looking For)
In a recent article (Lessons from the Winter War: Frozen Grit and Finland’s Fabian Defense) Iskander Rehman gives a stirring tale of the Winter War pitting the Soviets against the Finns, but there is one big problem with it: It isn’t, as he argues, an example of a Fabian strategy. Rehman provides a link to…
World War II History: “Steel Versus Struts and Canvas”
In Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom, historian Iain Ballantyne lays out in an almost cinematic style how the German high-seas raider met her match during a contest of steel versus struts and canvas. It was the most unlikely of tales — fragile, supposedly obsolete Swordfish biplanes against the modern battle-wagon Bismarck, at the time the most powerful warship…
World War II History: Rare One Man Nazi Sub Photograph
In the below 1944 photo, colorized by Marina Amaral, US Army troops examine a one-man submarine that washed up on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. According to The National World War II Museum, the submarine was converted from a torpedo, with the warhead chamber replaced with a cockpit. US troops captured the 17-year-old Nazi pilot…
Military History: The Spanish Civil War – A World War II Trial Run
It was the BIGGEST Proxy War of it’s Time. A Mediterranean nation beset by military coup and civil war. A savage struggle marked by atrocities and fanaticism. Proxy war waged by outside nations pumping in men, weapons and money. Today’s Syria or Turkey? No, it’s sunny Spain, now a peaceful member of the European Union,…