War

Did Allied forces really drop a fake wooden bomb as a joke on German forces in World War II? A story that is often retold by fans of military history has it that German forces built decoy fake wooden airfields to deceive enemy pilots – and that Allied forces, on …

When the courage and fortitude of the American soldier triumphed in the face of great adversity. December 1944 was one of the coldest winters Europe had seen in nearly 20 years. The brutal weather was a key factor slowing the Allied armies in their drive across the continent. This temporary pause …

Updated as reports come in. Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Moscow, according to Russian media. The family arrived in Moscow Sunday, after a lightning rebel advance through Syria forced them to flee, the reports said. Russia has been a close ally of …

The Montagnards were skilled fighters, often engaging in guerrilla tactics, conducting reconnaissance, and staging ambushes against enemy forces. During the Vietnam War, one of the most remarkable military alliances was between the U.S. Green Berets and the Montagnard tribespeople, indigenous groups who inhabited the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The Montagnards, …

Rose dragged the wounded Soldier back to the company with one hand while engaging the enemy with his weapon in the other hand. In the spring of 1970, the U.S. Army’s Sergeant Gary Rose, a combat medic, was assigned to the legendary MACV-SOG as part of 5th Special Forces Group. …

Ten years after British forces concluded their combat mission in Afghanistan, veterans commemorate their service in Operation Herrick. That was the codename for the UK’s military mission in Afghanistan, which began in 2002. British forces remained for a decade, and officially ceased all combat operations there on On 27 October …

Israel has completed its attacks on military targets in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said. “I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran’s attacks against Israel,” IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari said on Oct. 26. “We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in …

The Israel Defense Forces released video footage showing now-slain Hamas mastermind Yahya Sinwar and his family fleeing into a tunnel complex in the hours before October 7, 2023, when his terrorists launched a massacre inside Israel. The video shows Sinwar and his family carrying supplies to tide them over during …

by Susan Katz Keating “Whoever harms our hostages, his blood will be on his head. We will come to a reckoning with him.” ~Netanyahu Anyone who is holding Israeli hostages will be allowed to live if they lay down their weapons and release their captives, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

by Susan Katz Keating The man in the video cowers on the floor of a dingy room, in the spot where two brick walls converge. Filthy and nearly naked, this unidentified captive faces the camera while shielding his head with his hand.  Unlike other conflict-atrocity videos currently making the rounds, …