Bounty Jumpers: Con-Men Paid to Enlist then Desert
They say that there is always someone who will make money out of a war and the Civil War was no exception. One of the…
The Irony – Nobel Peace Prize nominees included Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded yearly since 1901 with only 19 instances of no prize being awarded. The winner is determined by the…
WWII Snipers & The Rifles They Used To Rack Up Huge Scores
While snipers were widely deployed by most of the various nations involved in the Second World War, no army really developed or produced a rifle…
Massive Jagdtigers Were Almost Invincible On The Battlefield: The Problem Was Getting Them There
Throughout the Second World War, Hitler had had an almost myopic preoccupation – some might say obsession – with trying to win the war by…
Stolen by The Nazis a Painting of Ivan The Terrible Returned to Museum
David Tracy bought a house in Ridgefield, Connecticut in 1987 and was delighted to discover that the previous owners had left behind a keepsake –…
The 16-Year-Old WWI Officer Who Led His Men Over The Top, Lost A Leg, Still Insisted On Returning To Fight
It is a well-documented fact that many underage boys, some as young as 13, fought in the trenches of the First World War. Usually, these…
The Amazing Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Best Plane of WW2?
With its radical yet impressive design, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a graceful fighter aircraft that epitomized a new level of craftsmanship in America’s military…
The $1.4 BILLION Zumwalt-Class Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor Commissioned on Jan 26th, 2019
The second Zumwalt-class destroyer to be built for the U.S. Navy was commissioned on January 26, 2019. DDG-1001 was named for Medal of Honor recipient…
An Artist Who Became The USSR’s Most Lethal Sniper Dispatched Over 500 Germans
Usually artists are associated with pacifism and anti-war sentiments. There are, of course, always exceptions to such stereotypes – Adolf Hitler is probably the most…
The Battle Of Leipzig – The Largest Battle On European Soil Prior To WWI
The Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century were, in many ways, a precursor to the World Wars of the 20th century that would rock first…
WWII Anti-Invasion Defenses Uncovered by a Storm
You never know what might turn up during a walk on the beach, particularly after a storm has churned up the sea. Usually, it’s shells,…
Conflict that Inspired a Football Rivalry – When Michigan & Ohio Almost Went to War
Conflicts break out between different countries over border disputes and access to natural resources all the time, but how about those between U.S. states? In…