Meissen Porcelain Recovered By the Monuments Men Brings £10 Million At Auction
An auction featuring 117 Meissen porcelain pieces has fetched over £10 million. The items auctioned off once belonged to lawyer and industrialist Dr. Franz Oppenheimer…
There’s a Receipt for the Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
One of history’s most significant receipts was that which marked the successful delivery and use of Little Boy, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during…
5 Of The Greatest Tank Battles Of All Time
Tanks have only been a tool of war since WWI when the British first deployed their slow, heavy yet powerful steel beasts. Despite their relatively…
Berserkers: Soldiers who fought in a trance and gave us the modern-day word for “Berserk”
Old Norse literature details stories of wild soldiers who fought battles in a trancelike state, feeling neither pain nor fear and not stopping until, they,…
A Marine Pilot Used His Propeller To Down An Enemy Plane, Here’s How It Happened
On May 10, 1945, two U.S. Marine pilots were on a combat air patrol when they came across a lone Kawasaki Ki-45. Realizing there was…
Marine Killed In Action During World War II Laid To Rest In Kansas
A Marine who lost his life fighting the Japanese in the Tarawa Atoll has been laid to rest in his hometown of Emporia, Kansas. Private…
Before He Was a Jazz Legend, Tony Bennett Stormed Europe and Liberated a Concentration Camp
Tony Bennett was a jazz legend, with a career spanning over half a century. His music transcended generations and made him a household name across…
Navy Sailor Killed In Pearl Harbor To Be Laid To Rest In Wisconsin
A Navy sailor who lost his life during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be laid to rest in his hometown this weekend. Fireman…
The Potsdam Giants: A Prussian Infantry Regiment Of Nothing But Very Tall Soldiers
Under the direct control of Frederick William I during his reign was a military regiment filled with giant soldiers. Officially they were called “The Grand…
A College Student Tried to Get a Fighter Jet from Pepsi – An Infamous Court Case Followed
Written by Jesse Beckett and Clare Fitzgerald In the 1990s, Pepsi ran an advertising campaign for their new Pepsi Stuff program, which allowed patrons to…
Operation Foxley: The Highly Debated Plan to Take Out The Fuhrer That Could Have Prolonged The War
It’s easy to assume the most simple way of ending WWII would have been to assassinate the man at the center of it all, Adolf…
WWII Veteran Present At D-Day and German Surrender Receives French Legion of Honor
An American veteran present at D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, and the German surrender has been awarded the French Legion of Honor. It is…