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The history of warfare; stories of combat and conflict across land, seas and skies, from ancient times to the present.
In most Godzilla movies Why Does the Japanese military use US equipment
Godzilla, a fictional character representing man’s retaliation against the further advancement of science, has been given many symbolic meanings through the many iterations of his film career. In most Godzilla movies Why Does the Japanese military use US equipment?
By Worldwide Tactical4 years ago in Serve
The Inspiring Hero who Saved Thousands Fleeing the Holocaust
Between the war years of 1938 and 1939, Swiss border control falsified 3600 Jewish passports to offer safe passage to refugees fleeing the Holocaust. More precisely, the operation was carried out by one incredible man named Paul Gruninger.
By Sam H Arnold4 years ago in Serve
Arthur Mercer WWII Mystery
What really happened to Arthur Mercer during WWII? Is the truth surrounding Arthur's plight finally revealed as various versions of the story come to light? Why did Arthur ‘jump ship’ at the last moment and stay behind on Banaba? Did the Japanese execute him, did he die from their maltreatment, or did he try to escape at sea? Does this later version explain why his body was never found? Over the years, various official reports and firsthand accounts have been uncovered that has only added to the mystery.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Serve
War Atrocities Banaba (Ocean Island)
For the first time, the survivors tell their story of what happened to them during the invasion of Banaba by the Japanese. Their accounts have been translated into English from original transcripts by Banaban historian, Raobeia Ken Sigrah, as accurately as possible to convey their first-hand experiences (in their own words) of these events.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Serve
Escaping War on Ocean Island (Banaba)
The day Japan bombed Pearl Harbour they turned southeast to drop bombs on Ocean Island a few hours later... Ocean Island (Banaba) is a small 6 sq km (2.34 square miles) and located in the Pacific just 83 km (52 miles) south of the Equator. It was annexed by Britain after one of the richest discoveries of phosphate in 1900 and became part of the British crown colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1914. This discovery would see the indigenous inhabitants - the Banabans begin a struggle to save their homeland and their forced relocation to Rabi, Fiji at the end of World War II.
By Stacey King4 years ago in Serve
Sailor and the Storm
Three full days would pass before the sea would calm herself. The wind and rain instigated the whole thing. It was the most staggering experience of all time at the ripe age of 18 years. Who would have thought Sailor would seize such an experience straight from the sleepy streets of a sheltered life. Every belief, thought, friendship and school day suddenly was a distant memory to the young lad. The ocean had become a secret lover to Sailor, who was clueless about his love for the sea. Every swell and ponding raindrop and the screeching howl of the wind, Sailor loved her minute by minute. What reasoning had birthed in his simple mind to embrace the storm as if at an amusement park?
By Hadar Shmaryahu Ya'akov4 years ago in Serve
Only 15 Years of Peace In The History of the United States of America
In the entire history of the United States of America there has been a grand total of 15 years when we have not been at war with someone. Big wars. Small wars. Wars waged on the open seas, in small rivers, across sandy hills, through dense trees, and high in the sky. The United States has engaged in the all.
By Charles Beuck4 years ago in Serve
The Ghost of the Lion of Panjshir
Tens of thousands dead and trillions of dollars spent in a twenty year struggle in Afghanistan, yet in the end the patient Taliban endured and have ultimately regained control of the country, renaming it the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Yet despite the withdrawal of the United States and its allies, one spot of opposition to the Taliban remains. The Panjshir Valley has once again risen up in resistance.
By Charles Beuck4 years ago in Serve
Remembering 9/11
Those of us who are old enough to remember have our stories about 9/11, and we have all read or heard countless recollections. It is a time we will never forget, when the heart of our nation came under attack by radical Islamists and the price was thousands of lives lost and millions of lives changed… forever. This is my story. I was a Second Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy, serving aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS George Washington. After twenty years, I can say with a certainty that I cannot recall every little detail of the 24 hours I’m about to write of, but the feelings I experienced in those hours will be with me, will haunt me, to the end of my days.
By Anthony Stauffer4 years ago in Serve
