Did You Know Our Grandparents Met Civil War Soldiers? Links To The Past!
The Civil War was long ago, but there are living people that remember meeting veterans of that war in their schools and town squares when…
Chickens of the Gulf War – Operation Kuwaiti Field Chicken
A century and a half ago, it was common to use birds as detectors of poison and poison gases. Because of their delicate lungs and…
Kilroy Was Here: How a Graffiti Cartoon Bolstered the Troops of WWII
A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…
German Soldiers Forced to Eat Poop to Cure Dysentery Outbreak
What could be worse than being overcome with gut-wrenching cramps, cold sweats, and horrible dizziness in the deserts of North Africa? Maybe the moment that…
Edelweiss Pirates: Nazi Germany’s Youth Resistance With Song, Dance And Sabotage
Every generation has its punk rock all-stars and the Edelweiss Pirates, the counter culture to the Hitler Youth, bring that to mind with an added…
USS Constitution, Built in 1797, The Only Active Ship In The US Navy That Has Sunk An Enemy Ship
“Old Ironsides”, the USS Constitution, has been through it all and lived to tell about it – as her nickname suggests. Built of a study oak,…
Chester William Nimitz: 26 Fast Facts
Admiral Chester William Nimitz contributed to the success of the United States Navy from his beginnings at Annapolis 1905 to this very day. His accomplishments,…
Marine Horse “Reckless” Carried 9000lbs Of Ammo During One Battle In Korea, Received 2 Purple Hearts, And Promoted To Staff Sergeant
This is not the story of a pet pony, an amusing tale of a Mr. Ed companion, or even the story of an amusing diversion…
Coco Chanel a.k.a. Agent F-7124 – Westminster: Nazi Spy
Coco Chanel and General Walter Schellenberg, the chief of the Abwehr with whom she worked. Coco Chanel is listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most…
10 Fascinating Facts About Custer and His Last Stand – Little Big Horn
In most cases, movies based on real incidents tend to make those events more exciting. Not so in the case of Custer’s Last Stand. Of…
Humanity and Compassion in WWI: The Christmas Truce and Friendship at Gallipoli
It is an amazing testament to the true goodness of humanity that even in the throes of battle, compassion can rise in the hearts of…
The Ghost Army: How An Army Of Artists Helped Win World War II
Everyone loves a good secret, more than a dash of intrigue, and stories of unlikely heroes – like the story of a band of artists,…