What do Holocaust Survivors Think of Their tattoos?
Over one hundred people were crammed inside the small space inside a train carriage that would be better suited for transporting livestock. There was no…
Soviet Minefield Clearance: Did They Really Use Human Beings?
The Red Army had a reputation for being fairly profligate with its manpower. The way that it conducted operations in World War II was no…
Did WW2 TV Sitcom Hogan’s Heroes Get Anything Right About Life in a German POW Camp?
Hogan’s Heroes was a highly successful American comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1971. It followed the fictitious adventures of a special operations group led…
Apocalypse Now Movie Mistakes
Made in 1979 by Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now is one of the classic war films of the 20th century. It is based on Joseph…
The Nazis Weren’t The First, Sweden First Started Sterilising People Who Were Not “Aryan”
In the first half of the 20th century, as part of the study of eugenics in Sweden, a program was launched for compulsory sterilization. According…
Encrypted Secret Message Found in WWII Bullet Case Revealed an Embarrassing Story
Decades after the end of the Second World War, enthusiasts abound all over Europe. Obsessed with ownership of relics, they rummage through old battlefields for…
The Island Everyone Wanted – Malta Was the Most Bombed Place on Earth
Malta is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, consisting of 95 square miles strategically located between Italy and Libya. It became a British colony…
The 19-Year-Old Marine Single-Handedly Evacuated 45 Casualties, He Never Made it Home
As the Battle of Saipan approached its end, a heavy cloud of defeat loomed over the Japanese forces. Casualties were rapidly mounting across the island…
The Day USS Belknap Collided with the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The United States has an impressive inventory of military ships, planes and vehicles. In fact, it just might be the envy of the world because…
A Brief History of the Amber Room – Does Anyone Know Where it Is?
Formed from several panels of the brilliantly translucent amber and its splendor amplified by gold leaf, mirrors, gemstones, and candlelight, the Amber Room was an…
Does Hitler Have Any Living Relatives? The 1945 Extinction Agreement of Adolf Hitler’s Family Tree
The Hitler bloodline is a highly convoluted one. It has taken historians a lot of digging to unearth authentic and generally acceptable information regarding Adolf…
Sails on Viking Longships – Were They Really Red & White?
It’s a common enough scene from movies and TV shows: a seaside village on the English coast, sometime in the Dark Ages. Peasants, monks and…