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The Most Destructive Bombing Campaign? Actually it Was Tokyo Not Hiroshima

Jay Hemmings

Operation Meetinghouse- For the civilians of Tokyo who were caught in the bombing zone, it was as if hell had come to earth that night.…

From Himmler’s Darling to Dachau Inmate : The Fraudulent Nazi Doctor.

Rascher performed cruel subcooling and altitude tests on his subjects at the Dachau concentration camp where he worked. The “Doctor of Death,” although not Sigmund…

Danger UXB: World War II Bombs Unearthed.

Since 2000, at least 11 bomb disposal technicians have died in the course of their duties in Germany. More than 70 years after the end…

A Most Unmotherly Act: Magda Goebbels,The First Lady of the Third Reich.

It was a morbid place of gray concrete, narrow corridors, iron doors, and cold light. Not a place where anybody could feel comfortable, especially not…

The Cromwell: The Fastest British Tank of WWII

Ruslan Budnik

A bulkhead with access holes separated the hull gunner and the driver from the fighting compartment. The tank Cruiser Mk.VIII “Cromwell” is a British medium…

Did You Know Michael Caine is a Korean War Veteran?

Jay Hemmings

On his very first night, he witnessed a Chinese attack on a position to his left. Michael Caine is one of the most well-known and…

Wacko But True: The Baboon Who Served in WW1

Jay Hemmings

Due to the baboon’s superior hearing and night vision, he was able to warn the troops about approaching enemies. Of all the animals likely to…

The Flying French: The Nieuport Fighting Scouts of WWI

The Nieuport fighting scout series of planes were among the more successful and influential designs of the First World War. The Nieuport Company Nieuport was…

The Accountant Of Auschwitz : The True Story Of The Third Reich

He didn’t dream of being a soldier or a flying ace and was happy with his desk job. Oskar  Gröning was 94 years old when…

Tolkien’s War: Mordor Was Born in WW1

Mark Shiffer

After getting married in 1916, Tolkien was then sent to the Western front in France a few months later, just in time for the Battle…

Hail Mary: NFL Players and Coaches Sacrificed During WWII

In 1992 the movie A League of Their Own about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League opened in theaters around the United States. The film…

The Only VC Recipient of Battle of Britain His Plane in Flames Continued to Chase The Bf 110

Jay Hemmings

His first experience of battle in the skies almost turned out to be his last. Britain’s Royal Air Force Fighter Command (the RAF Fighter Command),…