Major Don Boyer, the Unsung Hero of St. Vith, German Grenades Came Tumbling into the American Trenches
On the 16th of December 1944, Germany launched a counter-offensive against Allied forces advancing across Western Europe. Known to history as the Battle of the…
Amazing Pictures of Tunnel Rats: The Warriors Who Infiltrated Underground Tunnels In The Vietnam War
“Non gratus anus rodentum” is a Latin phrase that, when translated into English, means “not worth a rat’s ass.” This tongue-in-cheek expression was the motto…
Almost 250,000 Boys Under The Age Of 18 Fought In The British Army In WWI
If you were asked to picture an average sixteen-year-old British boy, you’d probably imagine a kid who goes to school from Monday to Friday, and…
Strange But True: During WWII the British Government Bought all of The World’s Tea
The British and drinking tea are two things that go hand-in-hand. Everyone knows that the English love a good cuppa, but most do not…
Phantom Fortress: The Crewless Landing of a B-17
On November 23, 1944, a Royal Air Force antiaircraft unit stationed outside Cortonburg, Belgium observed a B-17 Flying Fortress flying towards them. The massive U.S. Army…
How a Mathematician Stopped the Roman Army: The Siege of Syracuse
A Desperate Effort When a small group of Roman soldiers made their way quietly to the walls of Syracuse in 212 BCE, they were looking…
Parts of a USS Louisville Found in One of the Most Unexpected Places – Nevada Desert
Starting out as a light cruiser and ending as a heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville (CL/CA-28) was very effective during its service in the Pacific…
How the Allies Guessed the Number of German Tanks Using Serial Numbers
The “German tank problem” is a statistical approach which is employed in estimating the total number of existing items from a simple random sample of…
Japan Surrendered, Civilians & POWs ‘Disappeared’ They Could No longer Testify to the Atrocities Committed by the Guards
After Nazi Germany was defeated in May 1945, the Empire of Greater Japan was the only obstacle to ending the Second World War. But the…
Toys R Us: The WW2 Veteran Who Created A Toy Store Empire That Collapsed Only Days After His Death
Few people who have lived through the latter half of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first, whether they were born in…
Third of Military Budget of The Third Reich Consisted of Jewish Wealth
Most often, when people talk about the reasons for Adolf Hitler’s success in power, they recall his oratorical abilities, political will and intuition, the difficult…
Outlaws and Outcasts Led by a Former Slave Overthrow a Dynasty
Medieval China is a fascinating period to study. Most people think of the large and influential dynasties, and even many scholars don’t know a great…