The P-51 Mustang was the long-range US fighter that escorted bombers to Berlin — design, specs, variants and combat record.
Author Archives: dinhbaochau
Sedan 1940: how German panzers crossed the Meuse and broke France in three days — the full story, casualties, commanders and maps.
The Battle of the Bulge (16 Dec 1944–25 Jan 1945) was Hitler’s last major offensive in the Ardennes — the largest battle the US Army fought in WWII.
Musashi was Japan’s Yamato-class battleship, sunk at Leyte Gulf in 1944 — design, specs, service and wreck.
The Thompson M1928 was the iconic American submachine gun of WWII — discover its design, specs, variants and combat history.
D-Day, 6 June 1944: the Allied landings in Normandy — the largest seaborne invasion in history — opened the Western Front against Nazi Germany.
The Battle of Stalingrad (1942–1943) was the bloodiest battle of WWII: the Soviet defence, Operation Uranus and the destruction of the German 6th Army.
The Battle of Crete (20 May–1 June 1941) was the first mainly airborne invasion in history. Read the story of Maleme, the paratroopers and the cost of victory.
The Battle of Saipan (15 June–9 July 1944) gave the US airfields in range of Japan. Read the landings, Tapochau, the banzai charge and the civilian deaths.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 sank four US battleships and killed 2,403 Americans, bringing the United States into World War II.
