God Save the Queen: Elizabeth in WWII
So it was that Elizabeth became the first woman from the royal family who served in the army. “I declare before you all that my…
Potato Masher Turned to Chips – WW1 Grenade Found in Hong Kong
Employees of a potato chip factory in Hong Kong discovered a German hand grenade. More than a hundred years have passed since the First World…
WW1 on The Eastern Front-Where Wolves Attacked Soldiers
The number of wolves was so great that new ones came in place of those killed every time. The First World War was one of…
Handheld For Victory-10 Infantry Weapons of WW2
During World War II, the US produced more than 1.5 million Thompson submachine guns. The Second World War was the largest, most destructive and bloodiest…
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Turned Vietnam Into a Fiery Hell
The fire borrowed by humanity from Mother Nature at the dawn of civilization first gave warmth, protection, and hot food, but it soon turned into a…
The Most Powerful Explosions of WWI
In any military conflicts, the opposing sides are looking for new means and methods to defeat the enemy. After the invention of blasting explosives, several…
“White Lily of Stalingrad” & The Valiant Women Pilots of The Soviet Union
In the Second World War, about 800,000 women of the Soviet Union took part. Most of them served in hospitals and communications units or as…
Firestorm Hell: Operation Gomorrah – ‘Hiroshima’ of Germany
During the Second World War, the bombing of cities by opposing countries was commonplace. The goals were both the destruction of industrial potential and the…
Ulfberht, Mysterious Viking Sword Made With Technology That Didn’t Exist For Another 800 Years
Ulfberht: unique swords with the inscription +VLFBERHT+ on the blade, dated between the 9th and 11th centuries. In the Viking Age, the privilege of having…
Crazy Inventions of WW2, Itchy Powder, Exploding Poop, Fake Feet
The desire to outwit the enemy and achieve military success can lead to unplanned military inventions during periods of war. Among these many developments and…
Japan Surrendered, Civilians & POWs ‘Disappeared’ They Could No longer Testify to the Atrocities Committed by the Guards
After Nazi Germany was defeated in May 1945, the Empire of Greater Japan was the only obstacle to ending the Second World War. But the…
Third of Military Budget of The Third Reich Consisted of Jewish Wealth
Most often, when people talk about the reasons for Adolf Hitler’s success in power, they recall his oratorical abilities, political will and intuition, the difficult…