Can You Recognize These Bad Guys From History When They Were Young?
If history has shown us anything, it’s that the world has had its share of terrible leaders. While they started out as innocent children, they…
How A Jazz-Playing Comedian In The Marines Gave Us The Name “Bazooka”
The word bazooka is synonymous with shoulder-fired anti-tank weaponry today, but this strange term actually dates all the way back to WWI, when it was…
WWII Spy And War Hero Martin Gelb Dies At 101
Martin Gelb, a WWII spy and one of the Nazi’s most wanted men, has passed away aged 101. Gelb fought the Nazis from the inside,…
The Plutonium Files: The US Government Injected Unsuspecting Citizens With Plutonium
In the mid-1940s the US was leading the world in atomic weapons development and the understanding of radioactive materials. Just ten years after plutonium had…
A German Bunker Was Hidden Inside A Roman Fort On A Tiny Island That Still Holds More Mysteries
A German bunker that was discovered on the island of Alderney is also the site of a recently rediscovered Roman courtyard and other fascinating multi-period…
The Japanese-American combat unit that earned 4,000 Bronze Stars and 21 Medals of Honor
The United States’ most decorated WWII unit was made up of people considered ‘enemy aliens’ at the time. When America joined WWII after the attack…
Gremlins Were A Pilot’s Worst Enemy During World War II
A good portion of the fighting that occurred between the Axis and Allied powers during World War II took place in the sky, and pilots…
Torpedownia: A Torpedo Launch Station Abandoned Off the Polish Coast
An abandoned piece of German construction still stands today off the coast of Poland, near the town of Gdynia. The structure, which sits on the…
The B-24 Liberator: The Most Produced Bomber In History
The B-24 Liberator was one of the US’ primary heavy bombers of WWII. It fought alongside the legendary B-17 but has since been overshadowed by…
The ‘Forgotten’ Roosevelt Who Served in Both World Wars and Founded the American Legion
The Roosevelts are one of America’s most successful political families. However, while Theodore, Sr. and Franklin D. Roosevelt have been extensively studied, there’s one member…
An American GI Gave Holocaust Survivor Lily Ebert Hope With a Small Gesture
Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert faced the worst humanity could throw at her when she was taken from her home in Hungary and transported to Auschwitz.…
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea Made It Mandatory for Japanese Soldiers to Know How to Swim
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941, the United States and its allies in the Pacific were subjected to a series…