What Happened To Prisoners Of War In Medieval England – There Was Good Money To Be Made
In medieval times, war in Europe could be a complicated business involving allegiances and family interests that could span the entire continent. Up until late…
How Prevalent Was Looting by US Troops During WWII?
When you hear the terms “World War II” and “looting” you usually think of the Axis powers taking anything they pleased from conquered nations. German…
German Forces Captured Stalin’s Son, Stalin Didn’t Care – He Despised Him
Nazi forces captured Stalin’s son, Yakov Dzhugashvili. When the Nazis proposed exchanging him for their captured field marshal Friedrich Paulus, Stalin retorted “I will not…
‘We owe a debt of gratitude to men like this’ Heartwarming Moment Santa Claus Takes a Knee for a WW2 Veteran
The holidays are over. Everyone is back to their normal schedules, eyeing their expanded waistlines and considerably smaller wallets. Folks make the same vow every…
The Soldier Who Kept Fighting WW2 For 29 Years After It Ended
When Hiroo Onoda enlisted in the Japanese military at eighteen, little did he know he was going to fight in what would become the deadliest…
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…
Did Adolf Hitler ever visit the front lines during WWII?
“Every day,” Hitler once proclaimed in his book Mein Kampf, “I put my life on the line and always faced death.” After reading such a…
The Largest Battleships Ever Built: Japanese Yamato & Musashi
The largest battleships ever built were Yamato and Musashi of the Imperial Japanese Navy. These behemoths were triple the tonnage of some other battleships of their day…
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…
Operation K, the Second Attack on Pearl Harbor Kept Secret for Decades
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which forced the United States into World War II, is well known and has been…
His right arm shattered, his submachine gun wedged into his left armpit, captured the enemy position
The Medal of Honor is the ultimate form of recognition for actions on the battlefield. There is no easy way to earn it. It comes…
Why were WWII helmet designs so different by country & which design was the most effective?
The question of how effective helmets were and which were most effective initially arose in World War I. This was one of the first wars…