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Children of Nazis – The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others – Living with a Father’s Monstrous Legacy

By Tania Crasnianski Children of Nazis is the fascinating story of eight children of Third Reich leaders and their journey from descendants of heroes to descendants…

Battle of the Crater: Disastrous Battle for the Union in the American Civil War

Colonel Delavan Bates waited 27 years to receive his Medal of Honor. He was awarded the prestigious accolade in 1891 for “gallantry in action where…

Be Thankful For Modern Medicine – The Army Itch And Other Scary Civil War Maladies

Disease accounted for the deaths of 65% of Union soldiers and 62% of Confederates during the Civil War. Those high numbers beat out all other…

5 GI’s Took Cover For What Was To Become A Night From Hell

Only starlight and a sliver of a moon lit the way for the fragmented platoon of the 14th Armored Division “Liberators” Infantry. It was another…

Alexander the Great’s Elite Hand-Picked Expert Troops: Silver Shields

Alexander the Great was one of the most talented generals who ever existed, but he was helped a great deal by his exceptional army. While…

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…

The Disappearance of Glenn Miller, the Famous Swing Player Who Joined the Army Air Force Band

Glenn Miller was an American musical icon and, in many ways still is. Turn on any one of his big band-style songs from the 1930’s…

Jumped Onto Another Bunker With His Flamethrower, Stuck The Nozzle Into Air Vent & Pulled The Trigger. There Were No Survivors

Modern warfare has few comparisons to the terror of World War 2.  A soldier steps into battle accepting that he might be on the receiving…

The Arizona Balloon Buster – Epic Tale of Courage, Friendship and Sacrifice

In only nine days of flying in World War I combat, just ten missions and thirty hours of time in a Spad XIII aircraft, Lieutenant…

HMS Audacious: The Only Super-Dreadnought Sunk in WWI – By A German Naval Mine

The biggest, most advanced, most expensive, and most daunting war machinery of World War I was the super-dreadnought battleship. These great sea beasts were near…

The Weapons They Carried: WWII Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to the Fight

Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…

The Incredible Story Of The Only American To Fight For Both The U.S. And Russia In WWII

For much of the last 70 years, someone who fought for both America and Russia might bring to mind some Cold War espionage, a double…