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Soldier MIA During The Korean War Returned Home

Ralph Boughman

The remains of Cpl. Ralph Boughman have been missing since 1950, when he was killed during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.…

The ‘Wild’ History Behind America’s Counterintelligence Service

Bill Donovan inspecting Operational Group members + Portrait of Bill Donovan

William “Wild Bill” Donovan is widely known as the “father of American Intelligence.” His determination to create a centralized counterintelligence unit paved the way for…

Charlottesville City Council Votes To Remove Robert E. Lee Statue

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is seen in Market Street Park on April 1, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Action is being taken in Charlottesville, Virginia, to remove statues of former Confederate American Civil War generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from the…

German Military Will Leave No Beer Behind When They Leave Afghanistan

Germany is following suit with the U.S. and NATO wind-down of large-scale military activity in Afghanistan, with just 1,100 troops left in the nation. This…

Weird Ways To End A Siege — Some Strange Strategies

The storming of the fortress of Stampace in Pisa, 1568-1571. Artist: Vasari, Giorgio

The constant battle between defenses and breaking those defenses has raged throughout the history of humanity. Today, the war is mostly over, with offensive weapons…

Igor I of Kiev: History’s Mysterious Viking Prince

AI rendering of what Igor I of Kiev may have looked like when alive

Igor I of Kiev ruled from 913, until his death in 945. While his reign was relatively long, numerous aspects of his story remain a…

Replica B-17 Flying Fortress Spotted On ‘Masters Of The Air’ Set

Director Steven Spielberg (L) and actor Tom Hanks attend the The National Board Of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 9, 2018 in New York City

A quiet airfield in Oxfordshire has been returned back to the 1940s for the upcoming miniseries Masters of the Air. Abingdon airfield was used during…

A Solomon Islands Man Is Killed By Unexploded 1940s Ordnance — Who Is To Blame?

One man has been killed and another three people injured on the Solomon Islands when a WWII bomb suddenly exploded. The bomb exploded in May…

Operation Mongoose: The US Government’s Ridiculous Plot to Overthrow Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro speaking at a podium + John F. Kennedy sitting at his desk

Fidel Castro was one of the most famous figures of the Cold War. He was especially famous in the United States, as officials with the…

Lienz Cossacks: Desertion and Betrayal In World War II

Cavalry of Kuban Cossacks on horseback

The repatriation of Lienz Cossacks following the Yalta Conference is considered by many to be a massive betrayal by the United Kingdom. Despite being aware…

Project Stargate: When the CIA Tried to Harness Psychic Energy Against the Soviets

Woman sitting at a table where Zener cards have been laid out + Purple sparkles

Project Stargate sounds like something out of this world – and it kind of is. No, it doesn’t refer to wormholes or the exploration of…

David Dushman: Last Surviving Soviet Solider to Liberate Auschwitz Dies at 98

David Dushman standing near an older man

David Dushman was a 21-year-old serviceman with the Red Army when he took part in the liberation of Auschwitz in January 1945. The last surviving…