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Why the Rosenbergs Were Executed

On April 4th, 1951, Judge Irving Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death. He called them traitors who put “into the hands of the…

Geologist May Have Found Exact Route Hannibal Used To Cross The Alps – By A Trail Of Poop

In 218 BC, Hannibal marched an army consisting of soldiers, mules, horses and elephants from Spain, over the Alps, and into Italy to attack the…

Confederate Blockade Runner – Agnes E. Fry – Found At Long Last?

Billy Ray Morris employed as a deputy state archaeologist and Gordon Watts, the director of the Institute for International Maritime Research, believe that they have…

A HANDFUL OF HELL – Classic War and Adventure Stories by Robert F Dorr – Review by Mark Barnes

Lots of us have heroes when we are young and some people keep them all their lives. There are regional variations, so, when I was…

World War II Veteran Locates Ambulance He Drove During the War

Seventy-one years ago, a young soldier left his World War II ambulance in a vehicle “graveyard”and returned to his home state of Wisconsin.Thomas Grasser thought…

Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part I

To commemorate the 71th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an exclusive extract from his book The…

Automakers and the Arsenal of Democracy Reveals Chrysler’s World War Two Contribution (Watch)

U.S. car maker Chrysler was a crucial manufacturer of tanks and vehicles for the US Army during World War Two.  Now, the story of how…

Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards

Up until 1942, guards at concentrations camps within Adolf Hitler’s Empire were primarily male. That all changed in 1942 when the first female guards were appointed…

Sir John Leslie, Ireland’s Oldest World War II Veteran Passed Away at 99

Sir John Leslie, one of Ireland’s oldest surviving World War II veterans, passed away at age 99. He was the owner of the famous Castle…

South Korea Returns Fallen Chinese Soldiers to China

In April, South Korea returned to China the remains of 36 Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War for final burial in their homeland. The…

Giant sunken WWII Japanese submarine’s bell recovered from the sea

A bronze bell that used to be aboard a Leviathan Japanese submarine during World War II has been successfully recovered from its 70-year-long resting place…

The 100 Days – Napoleon Returns From Exile, Rallying an Army With His Words Alone

The ranks opened suddenly, and a figure stepped into view. He was taller than many of his enemies described him. Taller and leaner, the angles of…