Wrecked Sub 102 Feet Down & Men Were Still Alive, He Volunteered To Dive To Save Them
Divers faced grave dangers of fouling in wrecks, having their suits blown up by excess air or torn by wreckage. The submarine USS S-4 (SS-109) lay stricken…
Beautiful Story: Life-Saving Coin From WWI is For Sale
When he eventually reached for his pocket, he would find his coin hot and bent from the impact of the enemy’s bullet. On the tail…
Be Prepared For Warm Beer & Horrid Coffee: A GI’s Guide to Britain During WWII
“The British don’t know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don’t know how to make a good cup of tea. It’s an…
Just Amazing The USS Wasp Wreck Discovered 2.5 Miles Down on the Pacific Seafloor
The wreck lay 2.5 miles down in an area known as an abyssal plane. There is no light and little animal life as well as…
Prostitution, The Black Market & 6000 Trucks – The Red Ball Express
Over 40,000 truck tires were worn out and trucks constantly tipped over due to supplies being overloaded and stacked much too high. The Germans were…
I am a Lover not a Fighter: The Roman Emperor Forced into War
When the Kingdom of Parthia under its King Vologases IV began rattling its saber, the co-emperors had no choice but to march east to war.…
Believe it or Not: Since Its Birth The USA Has Only Had 17 Years of Peace
Since the birth of the USA on July 4, 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, the country has been at war for 93% of its…
The Most Destructive Bombing Campaign? Actually it Was Tokyo Not Hiroshima
Operation Meetinghouse- For the civilians of Tokyo who were caught in the bombing zone, it was as if hell had come to earth that night.…
From Himmler’s Darling to Dachau Inmate : The Fraudulent Nazi Doctor.
Rascher performed cruel subcooling and altitude tests on his subjects at the Dachau concentration camp where he worked. The “Doctor of Death,” although not Sigmund…
Family Discovers Sultans Treasure Worth Millions in Their Attic.
A family in Berkshire, England, learned that artifacts they’ve stored in their attic for years are worth millions of dollars. The artifacts were taken from…
Danger UXB: World War II Bombs Unearthed.
Since 2000, at least 11 bomb disposal technicians have died in the course of their duties in Germany. More than 70 years after the end…
The Guardians of Scotland & The English Aggressors
Succession Crisis and English Intervention In 1290, Scotland was in crisis. King Alexander III had passed away unexpectedly after falling off his horse and had…