A Place of Tension Between Nations – The Korean Demilitarized Zone
For most of the world, the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) serves as a reminder of the Korean War, a war that was fought in the…
When A Chinese Submarine Appeared In The Middle Of An American Carrier Battle Group
On 11th November 2006, the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the time, Gary Roughead, made a historic visit to China in a…
The 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics – The So-Called “Nazi Games”
This year marks the 81st anniversary of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Often referred to as the “Nazi Games,” the games were…
Yes the Tu-2 ‘hedgehog’ could fire 79,200 rounds per minute – like carpet bombing but with lead
Nearing the end of WWII, two ground crew men from the Soviet Union looked at a newly-received container of rapid firing submachine guns and devised a…
How Extraterrestrials Got Japanese-Americans Interned in 1942
Many believe that the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was the direct result of Pearl Harbor. While true, there were two other factors involved –…
As A Bitter Joke, Adolf Hitler Was Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize in 1939
Your daily dose of random and strange. Adolf Hitler was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize has a long history, dating back to…
From The Roman Empire To The Atom Bomb – Four Military Technologies Stolen From the Enemy
In war, one side often adopts the tactics or weapons of another. A lot of the time this is a matter of small shifts, the…
Amazing News: Paul Allen Finds Sullivan Brothers’ Cruiser USS Juneau (includes footage)
Wreckage from the USS Juneau (CL-52) was discovered on March 17, 2018, by the expedition crew of Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. The Juneau was sunk by a Japanese torpedo…
Why was ‘Hitler’s car’ parked on a street of the super rich & famous in Medina, Washington, USA
On February 17, 2018, there was something unusual parked on the street in Medina, Washington. A shiny Mercedes car, so deeply blue it was almost…
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ dies before serving prison term – convicted in 2015, his lawyer’s actions effectively kept him from serving any jail time before his death
Oskar Groening was known as the ‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ because of his role in the extermination of hundreds of thousands of Jews during WWII. In…
The WW2 Tests That Produced Napalm – The United States’ Mock WWII German & Japanese Villages
It’s well known that the U.S. Army built a myriad of projects in the southwestern deserts of the States to test various new kinds of…
William Hitler, Nephew of Adolf, Joined the US Navy to Fight The Nazis in WW2
Conspiracy theorists claim that a certain Hitler survived WWII, fled to Argentina or Brazil, and lived to a ripe old age. What utter nonsense. He…