The Hunt for the Pride of the German Navy – Admiral Graf Spee
The Admiral Graf Spee was the pride of the German Navy during the Second World War. There were times when neither the British nor the…
Mata Hari-The Naked Truth of The WW1 Spy
To the rest of the men in the firing squad, she merely blew a kiss. Mata Hari was a world-famous Dutch burlesque dancer and courtesan…
The Deadliest German Sniper Of WW2 Fought on the Eastern Front With Such Accuracy
Such hunting experience was perfect preparation for Hetzenaue’s later duty as a sniper in the Wehrmacht. Of all the nations who fought in the Second…
What Would Have Happened to Him if The Soviets Had Captured Hitler?
The world would have been invited, friend and foe alike, to witness Soviet justice upon this man. On May 1945, in his headquarters in Berlin,…
The First 45 Days Of Badoglio’s Government – 25 July 1943
The appointment of Marshal Pietro Badoglio as head of the government after the fall of Mussolini on July 25, 1943, was a disgrace for a…
Counting Arrows: How the Persian Empire Counted Its Dead
In an era before dog tags or modern military bureaucracy, ancient and medieval powers needed to get creative in how they kept track of their…
Southern Safari-The Most Ironic Last Words in Military History
His men were clearly embarrassed but couldn’t help ducking each time the gunfire came. There are several monuments raised in memory of the Battle of…
Brandenburgers – The Nazi Menace Behind Enemy Lines
Before they could figure out what was happening, the bridge guards found themselves caught in a crossfire between the four fake captives and German soldiers…
We Were Soldiers – Lt. Gen. Hal Moore
What the American troops quickly discovered was that they had walked into a trap “Hate war, love the American soldier,” was a mantra that legendary…
From Zero to Hero- Saburō Sakai-The Samurai of the Skies
There was a certain U.S. Congressman aboard that plane by the name of Lyndon B. Johnson. With over 60 victories and over 20 confirmed kills,…
From The Horses Mouth-Secret Codes in Equestrian Statues
Indeed, General Sheridan was wounded during the Civil War, but did not die in battle The depiction of wartime heroes, royalty, and similar important figures…
Book Review-Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
The period between the wars offered up all manner of oddities as governments and companies attempted to develop fighting vehicles that would be numerous, effective…