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Code Name: Cicero,Elyesa Bazna was a ruthless WWII spy – His opportunity to make it rich evaporated, and he went back to working at odd jobs

Turkish secret agent, Elyesa Bazna, whose code name was Cicero, worked for Nazi Germany during WWII. How it All Began Born on July 28, 1904,…

Operation Long Jump: German Plan To Kill Off His Enemies All At Once

Hitler came up with some pretty wild plans to achieve world dominance. Among them was an attempt to eliminate his enemies while they were together…

West Loch: The Pearl Harbor Disaster No-One Knows About

Everyone knows the story of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but few people are aware there was a deadly event there in addition to the…

Admiral Kimmel: The Scapegoat of Pearl Harbor – The Man Who Opened the Door for the Japanese Attack

There have been few American military disasters that could ever rival what took place on December 7, 1941. The United States would see over 2400…

The Japanese destroyer circled the small LCP: Amazing Story Of Survival: American Coastguard Went Through Hell At Guadalcanal

There are few places on earth with a more ominous name than Iron Bottom Sound, of Guadalcanal. It earned its name through the sinking of…

Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor

Out of all the battles that took place during WWII, there are some that have had a deep impact on both sides. The Battle of…

Charity Edna Adams – the Highest Ranking African-American Woman During WWII

During WWII, the US did its best to maintain the flow of mail to its troops in Europe. Unfortunately, most able-bodied workers were either fighting…

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor – And The Exiled Queen of Holland, The First Female Billionaire

Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria was the longest-serving queen of the Netherlands, having reigned from 1890 to 1948. Her keen business instincts made her the first…

A Bridge Too Far: The True Story Behind XXX Corps In Operation Market Garden

A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, is a war film on an epic scale. It follows the men who fought through one of…

Most believe that those at Pearl Harbor were the only casualties on American soil during WWII. Not true.

Most believe that those at Pearl Harbor were the only casualties on American soil during WWII. Not true. There were more in Oregon. The Japanese…

Attack on Pearl Harbor – Awakening The Sleeping Giant

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It is a fact that the attack on Pearl Harbor is amongst the darkest pages in the history of the United States. It was the…

Night Witches – Soviet Female Flying Aces Who Struck Terror Into the Hearts of the German Wehrmacht

In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Because of their superior technology and their rapid success in taking territory, the Germans had expected a quick…