Maggots in the Biscuits & Beef so Bad it was Given a Funeral: Military Rations Throughout Time
Hard Tack Although recorded uses of “Bisket” or “hard tack” (literally meaning hard food) date to the Roman Legions and Richard I’s Crusades, it…
The Devil Walked the Earth: Reinhard Heydrich – Mastermind of the Holocaust & “Hangman” of Czechoslovakia
When he was a young child, nobody would have guessed that Reinhard Heydrich would become one of the most monstrous men in history. However, Heydrich went…
Last Seen Propped Against a Tree, Pistol in His Hand, 8 Japanese Lie Around Him
The Medal of Honor is the greatest and most esteemed American military decoration that can be bestowed. The soldiers who have received this honor are…
Argentinian Sub, ARA San Juan, Found a Year After it Went Missing
A tweet from the Argentinian Navy stated that one of their submarines, ARA San Juan, which went missing on November 15, 2017, 430km (267 miles)…
Hitler’s Alpine Retreat a Nexus Between Remembrance & Praise
During World War II, Adolf Hitler could often be found at the Berghof, his home in the Bavarian Alps which served as the second…
The Historic USS Ticonderoga
The Ticonderoga in and representing History Aircraft carrier development during World War II represented the culmination of important aspects of naval military history, ranging from the…
The B-32 Dominator: The Heavy Bomber in Service for Less Than a Year
Many history buffs will be familiar with the B-29 Superfortress, which is perhaps best known as the aircraft which carried the atomic bomb during the…
The Rab Concentration Camp – A Disturbingly ‘Forgotten’ Piece of History
Rab has long been the site of violence between Italians and Slavs, with both fighting for control of the island for the past 1,500 years.…
Life in the Cauldron: The Tough Experience of British Troops Cut Off at Arnhem
On the 17th of September 1944, General Montgomery launched one of Britain’s most famously flawed missions of World War Two: Market Garden. In an attempt…
The French Nazi Troops & the Battle of Berlin
It’s a little-known fact that there were French volunteers who fought on behalf of the Nazis during the Second World War. They had divisions of…
Horses Really Were These Soldiers Best Friend
There is a widespread belief in North America that dogs are “man’s best friend,” but if you had asked the men who rode the equines described…
Führer’s Military Incompetence, Did it Cost the Third Reich the War
Analysis of Hitler’s military ability has always been controversial, in no small part due to a conflict between the Nazis portraying themselves as an elite…