Why Did Germany Lose World War II? Hitler Was An Awful Manager
One of the things about writing history is that after a while the pieces start to fit together. You know enough about large complex events…
German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports
During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…
How World War III Was Almost Started By The Soviet Union and China
Americans remember the Cold War as a time when the world almost descended into a total nuclear war, that could have destroyed the world. For…
93-year-old Former Auschwitz Guard Must Stand Trial, German Court Rules
It seems that Europe’s courts still have yet to finish with the trials of former Nazis implicated in the deaths of those who died in…
The Tangier Archive – Review By Mark Barnes
I have worked at the same photographic archive for nearly three decades and even after all this time there is an awful lot of material…
Japanese ‘Zero’ Fighter Plane Flies Over Japan
A World War Two Japanese ‘Zero’ fighter plane again took to the skies over Japan this week. It was a test flight after a massive…
Youtube Series Uses Video Games to Teach Military History
A few avid fans may remember the short-lived series’ Time Commanders and Decisive Battles over a decade ago that used the video game Rome: Total…
Inside the Tanks : The Muckleburgh Collection – By World Of Tanks
We are back with a new batch of videos for the Inside the Tanks series! In order to bring you interesting new content we have…
When Finns & Snow Killed the Soviets – 8 Things You Need To Know About The Winter War
As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one which it though would easily…
Look Who’s Back: New documentary Shows Hitler In 2015 With Ordinary Germans
A new film has been made telling the story of what would have happened in Germany if Hitler suddenly returned alive and well in a modern…
After Decades, a Pilot is Reunited With His Helmet Abandoned After Being Shot Down In Vietnam
James Randall was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 as he was leading a routine mission to destroy a bridge in a border town…
Hitler’s Forgotten War on Black Germans
Nazi propaganda photo depicts friendship between an “Aryan” and a black woman. The caption states: “The result! A loss of racial pride.” Germany, prewar. —…