· 1915, Patrick Leigh Fermor is born· 1945, Yalta Conference ends· 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg· 1976, Alexander Lippisch dies
Before Serving in the White House, Jimmy Carter Made a Name for Himself in the US Navy · Why Does NORAD Track Santa Claus? · ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Irish Major Turned World-Famous Mercenary · Facts About the Purple Heart, the Oldest Military Decoration Still Presented to US Service Members Posts navigation 1 2 3 4 5 … 2,234
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda · The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day · Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary · St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies Posts navigation 1 2 3 4 5 … 2,234
The Names of 425,000 Individuals Who Collaborated With the Germans in World War II Have Been Released · Irena Sendler: The Polish Woman Who Helped Smuggle 2,500 Children Out of the Warsaw Ghetto · Manuel V. Mendoza Really Was a One-Man Army – The Germans in His Way Didn’t Survive Long · George Ray Tweed: The Man Who Evaded the Japanese on Guam for Over Two Years · Jacklyn Lucas: The 17-Year-Old MoH Recipient Who Threw Himself on Two Grenades to Save His Comrades on Iwo Jima · Operation Catechism: Demise of the German Battleship Tirpitz Posts navigation 1 2 3 4 5 … 2,234
NASA Accidentally Rediscovers Cold War-Era Military Base Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet · Operation Deep Freeze: The Cold War-Era Antarctic Expedition That Kickstarted Decades of Research · Operation Argus: The US Military’s Attempt to Block Soviet Attacks With Artificial Radiation Belts · ‘Area 52’ Veterans Call Out US Government for Refusing to Acknowledge Health Issues Caused By Radiation Exposure Posts navigation 1 2 3 4 5 … 2,234
INTERVIEW: Roxanne Panchasi Discusses Inaccuracies In Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ · The Real-Life History Behind the British Television Series, ‘Sharpe’ · Ridley Scott Releases Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ With 48 Minutes of Additional Footage · Did Tin Buttons Cause Napoleon’s Army To Retreat From Russia? Posts navigation 1 2 3 4 5 … 2,234