The Damage Done To Europe’s Forests By The World Wars – With Many Effects Still Being Felt Today
War is tremendously destructive, and not only in terms of its effects on human populations and the cities in which they live. In addition, there…
Flame and Citron: This WW2 Thriller is Based Historic Danish Resistance Heroes
Many nations have legends which say that a hero will return to save the day at a time when he or she is most needed.…
Teddy Roosevelt’s Son Quentin: Lost in Action, Honored by his Foe
The Roosevelt family is a regional and national fixture. On both sides of the political spectrum they have worked for reform in politics and liberty…
The Last Great Clash of the Galleys: The Battle of Lepanto 1571
Like Urban II and Innocent III, Pope Pius V sought to be a caller of crusades. The Ottoman Empire loomed over the fragile Catholic states…
How Nomans Land became a “no man’s land”
First of all, Nomans Land should not be confused with No Man’s Land which describes the land that separates two occupied areas which neither side…
Six Years & a Pile of Bones- The Mongols Take a Chinese City
For six years, the Chinese commander Lu Wenhuan held out against the Mongols and defended one of the twin cities of Xingyang and Fangcheng. However,…
Sun Gun: Nazis Worked on a Weapon to Destroy Their Enemies With the Power of the Sun
The Nazis, during WW2, planned and worked on building a “sun gun” — a big mirror orbiting the Earth that could concentrate the sun’s energy…
Häagen-Dazs Made to Sound Danish Due to the Creator’s Respect of Denmark’s Treatment of Jews During WW2
Who has not heard of Häagen-Dazs or does not recognize the signature packaging with the burgundy or plum red coloring? The branding screams quality and…
Fort Drum. Captured by the Japanese the US Retook it by Pouring Gasoline Inside & Setting it Alight, No Survivors
The United States once leveled an island in the Philippines to build a “concrete battleship” called Fort Drum. Captured by the Japanese during WWII, the…
The Amazing SS Ohio That Saved The Mediterranean The Captain Was Awarded The George Cross
The Mediterranean theater during World War II witnessed many dramatic operations—none more so than Operation Pedestal in August 1942. It came about because the island…
WW2 Created a Shortage of Men: So Women Started to Fill That Role
Cheerleading as we know it is a colorful sport of its own, and is one very spectacular detail that separates American football from other kinds…
Not Widely Know – The Internment Camps of Germans in America During WW2
Internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War is widely known and well documented. However, less is known about the thousands of “ethnic Germans”…