Could America have taken over the world after WWII?
Popular author Jason Pargin recently posted about whether the U.S. could have taken over the world following World War II. Let’s find out.
A history of American Squad Automatic Weapons
The Global War on Terror firmly established the value of Squad Automatic Weapons, and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
The soldier who fought for three different armies during WWII
The story sounds absolutely fantastic and it’s surprising it hasn’t been turned it into a movie yet.
The Navy is on a mission to recover one of its worst warplanes from the ocean floor
The Devastator’s combat losses and limited production run has also made it one of the Navy’s most desirable pieces of history.
5 creative wartime inventions that broke the mold
These are five times that creativity beat out doctrine.
Cabanatuan Raid: The largest rescue in American history
Allied commanders realize that Allied POWs in several other camps in the region faced imminent execution. They decide to rescue them.
During WWII the Marine Corps created an elite unit to deploy from parachutes
The Paramarines were often compared favorably to the Marine Raiders and served as an elite light infantry unit within the Marine Corps.
How Charles Lindbergh helped American pilots fight the Japanese in WWII
Charles Lindbergh was invited to embed with America’s 475th Fighter Group to help the pilots solve a particular problem.
Japan planned to launch biological attacks on California with submarine-borne planes
Before Japan surrendered to the Allies, the Japanese military developed a desperate plan to attack America’s West Coast with biological weapons.
These three legendary Marines set an example to every Marine machine gunner
These three men are who every machine gunner looks up to and aspires to be.
The Alamo Scouts were a forgotten precursor of the Green Berets
Not a single Alamo Scout was killed or captured during their operations.
The unsung heroes of World War II: The Ritchie Boys
Their specialized language skills, cultural knowledge, and intelligence gathering made them invaluable to troops on the ground.
First Special Service Force was a unique World War II Americano-Canadian commando unit
The unit’s legacy lives on in the Army’s Special Forces, the “Green Berets.”
‘USS Dorado Project’ aims to solve WWII’s biggest submarine mystery
The sub was never heard from again, and the 77 men onboard were ultimately deemed lost with their ship.
Martha Gellhorn: The only woman present on D-Day
Martha Gellhorn was a daring journalist who even managed to sneak her way into the D-Day invasion.
The special operations that paved the way for D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the Allies stormed Normandy and began the liberation of Europe. Special operations were key to the success of D-Day.
The Long Range Desert Group and the birth of special operations around the world
The Long Range Desert Group was a unique special operations unit that fought in the Second World War, conducting some truly pioneering ops.
Floyd Nichols’ handcrafted WWII knives never achieved wide fame but are now collectible
The Nichols knife never gained the same fame as knives like the KA-BAR or Trench Knife, but it is appreciated by collectors.
Wonder-weapons of World War 2: The German viper and the American goblin
The Ba-349 Natter’s mission was simple. Fly high and start descending on a group of Allied bombers.
This is why the Colt M1903 was the pistol of choice of the OSS
The Colt M1903 is as close to an official pistol as the OSS ever got. Sandboxx News got hands-on with a century-old model to give it a try.
The American Committee for the Defense of British Homes
The group was influential and although it strengthened British-American relations it had very little effect on the war effort.
These are 5 incredible facts about Carlson’s Long Patrol
Carlson’s Long Patrol was a major event in the history of the Marine Raiders and special operations units.
‘Stop That Tank!’ This is how Disney contributed to World War II
Disney produced a film for the Canadian military during World War II to help soldiers take out German tanks.
The ‘Great Raid’ liberated more than 500 POWs
Following the Bataan Death March, thousands of prisoners were kept in a POW camp. One daring raid saved over 500 of them.
Hotchkiss Type Universal aimed to become a paratrooper’s best friend
Aiming to arm paratroopers, the ripples that the Hotchkiss Type Universal created in the world of rifles are still felt to this day.