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…
Art of War How Britain Hid its Great Masters from the Luftwaffe
The British National Gallery in Trafalgar Square is a must-see during any tourist trip to London. If you should be lucky enough to visit today…
Lady Assassin Lyudmila Pavlichenko Deadliest Female Sniper of All Time
It was June 22nd, 1941 when Hitler cut ties with Stalin and began the ill-fated Operation Barbarossa. As the German Wehrmacht began pouring across the…
The heroic pilot who, surrounded by flames & with blood pouring down his face, still shot down his enemy before bailing
World War II was a drama that unfolded for millions of people across thousands of miles. Yet the greatest drama was often found in 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…
Apparently 1000 Japanese Soldiers Entered Crocodile Infested Swamps, Only 20 Survived. Were The Allies Really Aided by Crocodiles?
On the night of the 19th of February 1945, Allied forces in Burma were allegedly aided in their efforts by a group of reptiles which…
Russia Ran Out of Vodka Celebrating The End of WW2, They Showed The World How To Party
On May 9, 1945, at 1:10 AM, the citizens of the Soviet Union heard on the radio that Nazi Germany had signed the act of…
The Day the “Germans” Invaded Winnipeg
There was a day when the Germans invaded Winnipeg. That day was February 19, 1942, and it was a training scenario called “If Day.” The…
Big Percy Price – The Marine That Beat Up Muhammad Ali
Semper Fidelis! United States Marines know best what it means to be “Always Faithful” and to put service to country above anything else. Only those…
The Mystery of Lake Toplitz: Reputed to be The Dump For Nazi Gold, Platinum Bullion & Jewelry
Lake Toplitz in Austria is an odd place. It is located in the Totes Gebirge (Dead Mountains) about forty miles southeast of the city of…
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…