Adolf Eichmann, the Evil Architect of the Holocaust in WW2
Adolf Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the Holocaust, became an infamous figure after his heavily publicized trial and execution in Israel in 1962.…
The Angels of Mons – How Religion Helped Boost the Morale of British Troops in WWI
On 23rd of August, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was faced with its first real challenge ― the Battle of Mons. Before the battle, the…
The Six Men Who Were Behind the July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler in his Eastern Prussian Headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair, was probably the closest anyone got to really killing…
The Sniper who Killed a Taliban Machine Gunner from 8,120 feet away
A corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…
Hideki Tojo – Japanese WWII Prime Minister – Controversial To This Day
Hideki Tojo, a general and a politician, was the true representative of the Japanese expansionist policy in China in the first half of the 20th…
10 Facts – The Battle of Falaise Pocket In World War Two
The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…
The Panzer IV Tank: Germany’s Most Exported WW2 Tank
The Panzer IV was the backbone of the German tank divisions in WWII. Produced in vast numbers, it was present on all fronts, and its…
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War
The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and…
A Soviet Spy Who saved The “Big Three” at the Tehran Conference was 19 years old at the time
During the spy games of WWII, the result of the war was hanging by a thread. Gevorg Vartanian, a young Armenian who joined the Soviet…
Heinz Guderian, The Father Of The Blitzkrieg – The Officer Who Defied Hitler
The military genius of Heinz Guderian remains admirable even today, for it was his tactics that brought Germany its swift victory over Europe in the…
The Tragedy Of The Russian Submarine “Kursk” – A Naval Disaster For Russia In The Year 2000
The Kursk submarine disaster was the largest naval tragedy ever to happen in the Russian Federation during peacetime. The country had been experiencing a lot of…
Beutepanzer, How Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight in World War Two
The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,…