How the Finns Saved Helsinki from the Bombings of 1944 by using Cunning Deception Tactics
Finland, along with Poland, was entangled in WWII from the very beginning. In November 1939, the USSR invaded the Scandinavian country and, in 1940, despite…
The Battle Of Athens – When WWII Veterans stood up to the corrupt Local Government in Tennessee
In 1946, the small town of Athens, Tennessee, became a battleground. A siege was laid on the town jail by a crowd mostly consisting of…
Operation Unthinkable: How Winston Churchill intended to wage War with Stalin after Germany capitulated
As the guns went silent on May 8, 1945, after Germany had capitulated, a wave of mistrust was crashing the shores of Allied-Soviet relations. Due…
Sidney Reilly: The Ace Of Spies
A man of many talents, Sidney Reilly, was perhaps the first well-known spy figure of the 20th century whose incredible exploits were always on the…
Gino Bartali – The Cycling Champion Who Helped Hundreds Of Jewish People Escape From Italy In WWII
One of the most prominent sports figures of the pre-WWII period and the man who elevated cycling into becoming a national sport in Italy was…
The Trumpets of Jericho – How the Luftwaffe Used Sirens Attached To Stuka Dive Bombers To Cause Panic And Fear Among Their Enemies
Probably the most iconic German aircraft during WWII, the Stuka dive bomber became the symbol of a string of successful campaigns in the early stages…
Winston Churchill Was Such A Passionate Smoker, He Asked That His Oxygen Mask For High Altitude Flights Be Customized To Fit A Cigar
In 1895, young Winston Churchill, who was then a mere second lieutenant in the Royal Hussars, visited Cuba as an observer of the conflict between…
The SK-105 Kürassier – Austrian Light Tank Capable of Climbing a 75% Slope
After WWII, the Austrian military went through a series of reforms to reconstitute itself as the armed wing of the newly formed Austrian state. It…
A Widow Of A Holocaust Survivor Donates $22 Million To A German Zoo
Little is known today about the German underground resistance against the Nazi Party as their actions were extremely limited and were very often brutally punished…
The Panhard EBR – French Postwar Armored Vehicle, Heavily Armed, Lightly Armored
The Panhard EBR was a French reconnaissance vehicle made in several different variants in the period between 1951 and 1963. Based on a design that…
The Desperate Breakthrough at the Halbe Pocket – How A German General Neglected Hitler’s Orders to Save His Men
During the last days of WWII, anyone with any sense in the German Army was aware of the fact that the lives of their soldiers…
The Notorious Klaus Barbie: The Butcher Of Lyon
One of the most notorious figures in the Nazi hierarchy and one who attracted almost as much attention as Adolf Eichmann in the post-war period…