4 Improvised Weapons used in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising
The invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 marked the beginning of the Second World War. Polish people had a long history of occupation and…
The Day a Typhoon Nearly Wiped Out the US Third Fleet
The United States Third Fleet was working in the Philippine Sea in December 1944, carrying out air raids on Japanese airfields, when it found itself…
Reinhard Heydrich, Head of the Gestapo, Who Hitler Called “The Man with the Iron Heart”
Few men in all of human history have been responsible for such monstrous acts as Reinhard Heydrich. The head of the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police,…
A Rumble in the Jungle: The Secret Story of Force 136
By Catherine Clement Curator, Chinese Canadian Military Museum There are not many WWII stories that ended up advancing the civil rights of an entire community.…
The Best & Weirdest U.S. Propaganda Posters from WWI and WWII
Every country with a major involvement in World War I and II produced war propaganda posters. The U.S. alone produced hundreds of different posters with…
7 Surprising Facts About the HBO Miniseries The Pacific
You may already be familiar with the Pacific War – but The Pacific, a 2010 miniseries produced by HBO, is a media event that can…
Did You Know? Richard Bong, USA’s Ace of Aces, Was Killed in A Test Flight
The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…
Ghosts of Time: 39 Incredible Then & Now WWII Pictures
Not everyone was happy when the First World War ended, and it was not just the Germans, who were severely punished for their role in…
Killing The Fuhrer: The Many Attempts on Hitler’s Life Before WWII
One of the most hated men in the history of humanity survived many attempts on his life during his 12-year reign. Even though Adolf Hitler…
10 Things You Must Know: How Hitler Came to Power
Before he was the Fuhrer, he was a Gefreiter in the Imperial German Army, a rank equivalent to Lance Corporal. Before he was a nationalist,…
This Man Escaped 200 Times From A Nazi PoW Camp To Visit His Lover!
For some people, escaping a German prisoner of war camp once would be enough. The first time Horace Greasley did it, he was just getting…
A Bridge Too Far: The Battle for Arnhem – At A Glance
Operation Market Garden was one of the boldest moves by Allied forces in the Second World War. The ambition shown in this plan proved greater…