The Invasion of Ethiopia – Mussolini’s Crazy Plan For Restoration of the Roman Empire
Italy arrived a late in the colonial race but tried to catch up rapidly. In 1895, a full-scale war broke out between Italy and Ethiopia over…
The Last Battle – Historian Peter Hart Presents a Detailed Guide to the End of WWI
“I think after the war I shall write a book, and in it, I shall put everything that is filthy and disgusting and revolting and…
The Murky Fate Of Gestapo Chief And Nazi War Criminal Heinrich Müller
A veil of mystery follows the name “Heinrich Muller” since his disappearance in 1945, after the fall of Berlin. Mueller was the head of Gestapo…
War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
First the stewards and then the riot squad had been unable to deal with the supporters when trouble flared on the stands, and eventually, after…
JFK’s Journal for Sale: Reveals Shocking Secrets
Some controversial passages in a diary written by former American President John F. Kennedy have recently come to light. The diary’s shocking entries were made…
Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…
Ancient Piracy and Teuta: The Illyrian Pirate Queen
Throughout world history, piracy has had a constant presence throughout certain parts of the world. Ancient piracy isn’t often discussed, but one could say that it…
Michael Wittmann, the Deadly German Panzer Ace Of WWII
Between the myth and reality lies a figure of great importance in the history of armored warfare. Michael Wittmann, the most successful panzer ace of…
The WW2 French Resistance Leader Who Fooled the Gestapo to Save her Husband’s Life
Early Life Born in 1912 in the small town of Châtenay-sur-Seine, Lucie Bernard was a bright child and did well at school. Her parents hoped…
Camp X – The Allies’ Secret Training School for World War II Spies and Elite Agents
On the shores of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa is an area now known as Intrepid Park. Very little of what remains today hints at…
Remains of WWII Pilot Recovered from Pacific Ocean
The remains of a US pilot shot down over the Pacific during WWII, were discovered with his plane near Ngerekebesang Island in the Republic of…
The Maginot Line – Book Review by Mark Barnes
It is ever so easy to ridicule the Maginot Line given its strategic failure, but it would be wrong to denigrate the wonder of it’s…