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Nazi Germany Tall Ship “Eagle” Went To the US Coast Guard after World War Two And Is Sill In Use Today

Eagle tall ship

The tall ship “Eagle” was originally built by the Nazis during World War Two, today the ship is used for training by the US Coast Guard.…

Stubby the War Dog: Would Warn About Gas, Saved Countless Lives, Earned a Purple Heart, Was Promoted To Sergeant!

Much of America grew up on tales of Lassie and his ability to let humans know when a small child has fallen down a mine…

Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold

The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…

Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses

Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…

Outed Spy Was Instrumental in Forged Pre-WWII Trade Pact Caper

The Observer released never-before seen documents from a secret archive in Sweden’s immigration department that officially confirm, for the first time ever, the identity of…

What Did the CIA Know About The Murder Of John F Kennedy?

John McCone was instated as the Director of the CIA after John F. Kennedy fired its previous director, Allen Dulles, for the CIA’s catastrophic attempt…

Criminal Careers Born From a Single Battle – Is One the Real Robin Hood

On 16 March 1322 a rebellion against King Edward II of England was crushed at the Battle Boroughbridge. Many rebel leaders, including the Earl of…

Top 5 Facts About The M1 Garand

The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…

JF Kennedy’s PT-109 – Towing A Wounded Crew Member To Safety With His Teeth For 3.5 Miles Before Going For Help

In 1963, Warner Bros. released a film about the WWII sinking of JF Kennedy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat. Called ‘PT 109’ the film was the…

How to Lose the War in 100 Days – Give The Eastern Front to Himmler

The headline may come to a surprise to many. Wasn’t Heinrich Himmler the person behind the SS and the Holocaust? Surely he wasn’t in command…

Incredible battlefield relics of the Eastern Front

Germany and Russia both lost much of their territory as a result of World War I, though Russia suffered the most. Russia made peace with…

10 of The Coolest Things Ever Said In War – Being Slightly Understated Here….

Hollywood doesn’t own all of the coolest lines in WWII films. The most profound things, and in many cases, understated comments are made by those…