Six Cases in Which Servicemen Did Not Surrender When a War Ended
The history of warfare is full of examples of soldiers who refused to capitulate and continued to offer armed resistance after their side surrendered. Most…
Hitler’s House in The Center of the Scandal in Austria
On April 20, 1889 in the town of Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary, a woman gave birth to a boy who would grow up to…
List of Danish Nazis Made Available Online
In the years following the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, citizens of those countries were able to go through many of the…
The Plan Called For 1000 Steamships, The War Ended & They Were Left to Rot
During World War I. When the United States joined the Entente in 1917, it needed soldiers and supplies in large numbers quickly. Though mustering men…
During the Draft in America, how did they choose who went to which branch and did what job?
The draft was never popular, but during WWII it was deemed necessary. When the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was signed by President…
The Failure of the Spartan System at Pylos
“The arrow would be worth a great deal if it could tell men of honor from the rest,” said a Spartan hoplite as his integrity…
Routinely Tortured, Jet Fighter Ace & The Only Man To Be Awarded The Air Force Cross 3 Times
The Air Force Cross is the second highest decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Air Force for an act…
After One of the SEALs’ Darkest Days, Britt Slabinski Reluctantly Emerged with the Medal of Honor
It can be said of most, if not all, recipients of the nation’s highest military honor that they had no thoughts of such accolades when…
THEO – The Dog Who Received The Animal Equivalent Of The Victoria Cross
For almost as long as human beings have fought wars, they have not been the only participants in battles, even though we generally think of…
‘Who Put Bella in the Witch Elm’ – Mysterious Wartime Disappearance, Was She a German Spy?
In the 1970s, graffiti appeared on an old obelisk near Stourbridge in England with the inscription: “WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WITCH ELM?” This inscription…
The Atom Bowl: Marines Football Game Played in Post-Atomic Bomb Nagasaki
On New Years Day 1946, the U.S. Marine Corps hosted a football game to boost morale for their troops in Japan on occupation duty. The…
The Women Who Disguised Themselves as Men to Serve Their Country
There is an old English folk song called Polly Oliver. It tells of a young woman who dresses as a man to enlist as a…