The Scharnhorst – only 36 members of the crew escaped a watery grave
Nazi Germany’s navy, known as the Kriegsmarine, possessed in its arsenal some of the most impressive ships of its time. German engineers managed to manufacture…
An Interesting Question Did People Look Back at the Civil War The Way we Look at WW2 Today?
A question that is interesting to ponder is whether other eras looked at past conflicts the way we look at World War Two (WWII). After…
When WW2 Ended Where Did all the 100’s of Millions of Weapons Go?
World War II ended over 70 years ago – so what happened to the hundreds of millions of weapons that were made for it? World…
Life Inside A Submarine: This Museum Offers A Glimpse Of Life Under The Sea
Museums are wonderful places to explore. In these institutions, we can learn about other cultures and other times. Usually, they are made of brick and…
Battle Strategies and Retreats
There are no rules to war. There are no guarantees and no certainties. Usually, when one force breaks and runs, it signals the end of…
Last US Casualty of WWI: Futile Gesture or Heroism?
War is a lot of things. Heroic. Interesting. World-changing and life-altering. Many things move us, anger us, and frustrate us when we reflect on war.…
Millis Jefferis: How a Bridge Builder Become One of WW2 Greatest Saboteurs
During the Second World War, the British pulled together a wide range of specialists to plan and execute covert operations. Working within the Special Operations…
French Foreign Legion A Valiant Fight To The End – 62 Against 3000
In the 1998 film, Legionnaire, martial arts superstar Jean Claude Van Damme plays a boxer who signs up with the French Foreign Legion to escape…
1000’s Still Missing: Do You Have a Famous Masterpiece Looted During WW2 in Your Basement?
During WWII, looting was common. Most people know that the Nazi Party took valuables from Jewish families, but many people do not realize that Nazi…
In The World of Military Vehicles, Anything Is Possible
A ship that can rise over water sounds like something out of Star Wars, but just such a craft is one of many different types of…
Unknown project for solving the Iranian Hostage Crisis: Operation Credible Sport
“Desperate times call for desperate measures” is a sentence that best describes Operation Credible Sport. In situations when conventional solutions have failed and when conventional…
Crimes committed by the United States during WW2
When thinking about war crimes in World War II, the Holocaust, the Nazi Party, and the Nuremberg trials come to mind. War crimes perpetrated by…