Yes But Did British Spies REALLY use Semen as Invisible Ink?
It was said that the agents even gave the project the motto of “Every man his own stylo.” The art of spying includes trying to…
A Slippery Road: Mussolini’s Disastrous Invasion of Greece
Mussolini remained confident that the Greek army was “already exhausted or in the process of being exhausted.” The Italian invasion of Greece beginning on October…
Heroes of America: The Civil War Within the Confederacy
He was an enthusiastic supporter of Reconstruction, and made numerous efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. The American Civil War was a titanic struggle…
Spy Once, Live Twice – A Legendary Double-Agent Faked His Death For 36 Years
He served in a Spanish Republican cavalry unit – an experience he couldn’t wait to get past. Juan Pujol Garcia’s remarkable life story reads like…
Web of Intrigue: How a Spider Helped With Scottish Independence
It is here, the tales tell us, that Robert came into contact with a spider, and the future of Scotland was shaped. Robert I, commonly…
Hell From Above : The Messerschmitt Bf 110 Night Fighter
Its only drawback was that early night fighter versions were barely faster than the bombers they were trying to intercept. In the mid-1930s, there was…
Braveheart: Fact or Fiction? The Real William Wallace
The Scottish infantrymen, armed with pikes and spears, managed to successfully defend against an English cavalry charge. The name William Wallace, once known only by…
Loose Lips Do Sink Ships
To engage a US submarine that was running deep at 360 feet, it would take the older depth charge nearly a minute to get down…
Lions Led by Donkeys: British Soldiers of WW1
“An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by sheep.” “Lions led by donkeys” is a famous phrase…
Crossword Alarm: The Puzzle That Nearly Stopped D-Day
The third crossword that appeared on May 27, 1944 included the word “Overlord,” the codename for the entire D-Day operation. There are moments in history…
Unknown Soldiers: Quest To Identify The Remains Of WW1 Tommies
In the meantime, his gravestone still waits for a name. Even today, more than a century after the end of the First World War, there…
A Mad Major: The Canadian Hero Who Captured A City
He first saw action on D-Day, on which he captured a German half-track by himself. Despite being half blinded and having his back broken in…