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…
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…
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,…
Beetle Bailey & The Real Sgt. Snorkel
Griffin solemnly explained her father never realized he was the inspiration for the character that became Sgt. Snorkel. A rather portly and occasionally grouchy Sgt.…
Josef Mengele- The Angel of Death
Pregnant women did not escape his loathsome scrutiny. They were like chattel, and once they had served their purpose, they were sent to the gas…
Handheld For Victory-10 Infantry Weapons of WW2
During World War II, the US produced more than 1.5 million Thompson submachine guns. The Second World War was the largest, most destructive and bloodiest…
Massive Jagdtigers Were Almost Invincible On The Battlefield: The Problem Was Getting Them There
Throughout the Second World War, Hitler had had an almost myopic preoccupation – some might say obsession – with trying to win the war by…
Commandant of Auschwitz, Was an Affectionate Dad Hugged & Kissed His Kids Before Going to Work
“When in the summer of 1941, Hitler gave me the order to prepare installations at Auschwitz where mass exterminations could take place, and personally to…