No Breathalyzers in Those Days: The True Story of Two American Fighters Who Took on the Japanese Attack at Pearl Habor – Hungover
The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts. As much as…
His Eyes Express The Madness Of The War: Shell Shocked Soldier In A Trench During The Somme Offensive
Shell shock was one of the major side effects of WWI. Many soldiers suffered from it, as it was caused by the heavy explosions and constant…
Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, A Terrible Tragedy of WW2, When A Thousand Allied Prisoners Lost Their Lives
It is inevitable that in war there will be tragedies, but few can match the sheer heartlessness and unnecessary loss of life that occurred with…
Led By A Retired FBI Agent, These Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Finally Identify Anne Frank’s Betrayer
A team led by Vince Pankoke has reopened the investigation in an attempt to find out who betrayed Anne Frank. The team will use artificial…
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…
Here are some of the best U-Boat aces of WWII
The following is a list of the top ten U-Boat commanders in WW II. It is based upon the number of ships they sank and…
The Roman Army Never Wanted To Be Forgotten – Here Are Some Legacies They Left Behind
Given the circumstances, we know an amazing amount about the ancient Roman army. Over 1500 years after the fall of the Roman Empire fell, we…
Researchers Document SS Thistlegorm Site With High Resolution Images
The University of Nottingham has started the Thistlegorm Project in hopes of documenting and preserving this important artifact of history. Dr. Jon Henderson is the…
WW2 Captain Rested In Arlington Cemetary For Decades – Now He Has Been Returned Home To North Carolina
The Russell family still resides in Gold Hill including a sister, brother in law and several nieces and nephews. According to Captain Lamar Shafer Russell’s…
The Channel Dash Kriegsmarine Trying to Save Its Ships – A Fast-Moving Naval Battle Of WWII
Most of the naval action of WWII took place in the vast spaces of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but there were also confrontations in…
When A British Destroyer Rammed a German Cruiser In World War Two
April 8, 1940, two ships found each other off the coast of Norway. One a German heavy cruiser the Admiral Hipper, the other, a British…
Charles the Bold, Burgundy’s Flawed Reforming Warlord
Charles the Bold was a man who could have changed the face of Europe. Inheriting the Valois duchy of Burgundy in 1467, he was one…