Rome’s Most Hated People (Spoiler: Their Stories Often Don’t End Well)
Throughout the history of Rome, from the Kingdom of the 700’s BCE to the fall of the Empire in 476, there have been individuals who…
5 Brave People who Escaped Auschwitz
The concentration camps that continue to haunt Europe are a stark reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. They serve to ensure we will never…
This P-51 Mustang Restoration Wasn’t Complete Without Operational .50cal Machine Guns (Watch)
Check out this video of the restored P-51 Mustang Twilight Tear – testing the fully operational .50 caliber machine guns! The aircraft is owned by Ron…
Black Sheep One: Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…
Fearing Crash & Detonation On Takeoff, The First Atomic Bomb Had To Be Assembled In Flight
In 1945, the final days of World War II were coming to a close – but not before the world was forever changed. Over the…
95-year-old War Memorial Destroyed in Car Crash
A memorial in Shortlands, Bromley, South London was destroyed when a Mini hit it after a two-car crash. At 10:20 am on Friday, two cars…
Taking the 1950s Rations Challenge
Becci Sharrock of the Beamish Museum has accepted a challenge to live on the rations that Britons lived with in the 1950s. She’ll spend the…
Efraim Zuroff – Nazi Hunter Extraordinaire
Efraim Zuroff was born in Brooklyn and to this day he exhibits all the tough, streetwise attributes of his native New York and all of…
100 Year Old WW II Female WASP Pilot Meets Lost Love.
How wonderful to be 100 years old and to once more be reunited with your love, even if – as in this case – it…
Then And Now: Video of Hitler’s Berghof Offers A Stunning New Perspective (Watch)
This mesmerizing 52-minute video takes you on a walking tour of the picturesque yet disturbing sites of Adolf Hitler’s mountain hideaway. From an aerial view,…
The Luftwaffe P-38 Lightning & Other STUNNING Pics of Allied Planes Pressed Into Nazi Service
Ever wondered what happened with the airplanes that made an emergency landing in occupied territory? When captured (relatively) intact they were tested by the Germans…
The Albigensian Crusades: Christians vs Christians
Some crusades were fought against fellow Christians. The Cathars, one of the inspirations behind Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, were the targets of one…