The 1943 Ploiești Refinery Raid — Inside One of the Worst Debacles of the Allied Air War EIGHTY YEARS after the August 1, 1943, raid on the Ploiești oil refineries, the mission still captures the imagination of military historians and general public alike. How could it not? American air crews carried a daring and dangerous…
Category: World War II History
Why Everything You Know About World War II Is Wrong
Why Everything You Know About World War II Is Wrong This is another one of those MASSIVE historical topics that we as White Men need to have a firm grasp on so we can teach the younger generations the unvarnished TRUTH! As a Veteran let me say that by questioning the historical record of WW2…
In Memoriam: 79th Anniversary of D-Day
Here are some key facts about D-Day ahead of the 79th anniversary of the World War II invasion
Unsung Heroes – U.S. Navy Corpsmen
Unsung Heroes – U.S. Navy Corpsmen This memorial day weekend is very special to me for a reason I will be writing about later. In the meantime I wanted to do a trio of articles honoring the real heroes, starting off with every Devil Dog’s best friend: The U.S. Navy Corpsmen. “Corpsman Up!!”…
Know Your WW2 Weapons: The Welrod Pistol
Welrod Pistol: Allied Assassination Tool Welrod Technical Specifications Caliber .32ACP and 9mm Parabellum models Weight 48 oz Barrel Length 3.25″ Overall Length 14.5″ Method of Operation Manual bolt action, striker-fired with grip safety Feed System Metal box magazine with Ebonite coating that served as a grip Magazine Capacity 8 rounds (.32 ACP) or 6…
A Tribute to Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won the War
A very Important yet often overlooked aspect of World War 2 History is the civilian contributions that were made!
Know Your WW2 History: German-Soviet Alliance – How the Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests
German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests For all you fellow amateur military historians out there, I highly recommend you bookmark the resources for this article. They make for some excellent reading by themselves: The Buildup of the German War Economy: The Importance of the Nazi-Soviet Economic Agreements of 1939 and 1940 Historian…
Know Your Weapons: The German Panzerschreck
German Panzerschreck: Allied Tank’s Bane The German Raketenpanzerbüchse 54 or “Rocket Anti-armor Rifle Model 54” was abbreviated to RPzB 54. German troops called it the Panzerschreck. This literally translates to “tank scream,” “tank fright,” or “tank’s bane.” The RPzB 54 was essentially a copy of the American bazooka tweaked in places and scaled up to better…
Texas News: Texas centenarian, WWII veteran John ‘Lucky’ Luckadoo gets a day named in his honor
This veteran turned 100 on March 16, 2022. At this time, after a web search, he is still alive, so he’s 101. The source is Spectrum News 1 in Dallas-Ft Worth. I finished reading his book titled Damn Lucky; however, I didn’t want to use that in the post’s title. As much as I’ve known […]…
In Memoriam: Ken Potts
Ken Potts, one of 2 remaining USS Arizona survivors at Pearl Harbor, dead at 102