В мережі з'явилась цікава світлина сучасної вулиці Липська у Києві під час німецької окупації в часи ІІ Світової війни. Це, мабуть, чи не єдина майже не зруйнована вулиця в центрі Києва під час боїв за

In 2011, Captain America & Bucky #623 gave us a tale from 1941. James "Bucky" Barnes had lost his father and ended up going through months of brutal training for Black Ops missions. It turned

Так назвала сьогоднішню ситуацію в Україні моя мама. Має з чим порівняти, адже у свої 90 років переживає другу війну. Перша мамина була у її дитинстві. Коли фашисти у 1941-му прийшли в їх дім, мамі було

Те, що навіть після розпаду СРСР Україну у світі мало хто знав як самостійну державу, відомо всім. Те, що українця і називали за кордонами 'рашен', також всі знають. Приходилось пояснювати іноземцям, що

On this episode of The Resistance Library, Sam and David discuss the Battle of the Bulge. When we think about American GIs in the European theater of World War II, much of our image comes from

Today - December 16th - marks the 77th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge, the Epic WW2 Battle That Cemented American Confidence. The Battle of the Bulge was the result of Hitler's

Named for the sound of their rudimentary, plywood biplanes as they cruised slowly overhead at low altitude dropping bombs, the Night Witches were the all-volunteer, all-female air raid squad that the Soviets

Today -November 11th, marks the birthday of the iconic Four-Star General George Patton. Never again will there be a man like George S. Patton. The four-star general wasn't just a great man on the field

Today -October 22nd, marks the 80th anniversary of the approval for the iconic M1 Carbine. The M1A1 Carbine was made specifically for paratroopers and featured a folding stock and a leather cheek piece.

In the second part of The Resistance Library Podcast’s series on militias in the United States, Dan and Sam discuss militias after the Civil War until post-World War II. You can read Sam’s full article

“When you're 20 you care what everyone thinks, when you're 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks, when you're 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place. You have enemies? Good.

Yesterday - August 1st - marked the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising that took place near the end of World War II. It began with the Polish Home Army rising up against the Germans just as the Soviet

যারা যুদ্ধের মুভি ভালোবাসেন তাদের জন্য এটা অনেক ভালো এবং সুন্দর একটা মুভি। দেখলে বুঝতে পারবেন।

On this episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Dave and Sam discuss John Garand

History teaches us many important things for our life journey into the future. It is wise to never ignore or forget those lessons. During World War II, our area was one of the areas occupied by Japan,

On this day May 2, 1945, the world applauded Soviet Union had taken the Reichstag, waved their flag and the allies won the second world war. (Soviet union flag being waved in reichstag after the fall of

My hometown Groningen has a couple of monuments strewn through the city. They appear without story or context as you wander through the streets. So you would need a local to tell you their secrets. In

The original of each photo can be viewed in a separate tab. P.S. Canon 6D + Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Dedicated to World of Tanks fans ... :)

Irena Sendler wasn't a hero. She just did what she and everyone else was called to do. Get to know the story of Irena Sendler, a "normal" person who saved more than 2500 from the ghetto in Warsaw

I pimped/edited this post from a photo blog-post to a history-post of reasonable quality. So if you already have read this before you can read it again :D I used to be addicted to the second world war