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The WWII Pilot Who Flew His P-51 Through the Arches of Eiffel Tower

Since our childhood, stories of fighter pilots being awesome have always been the subject of our fantasies. But even the most valiant fighter pilots of…

Real Life Air America: The CIA’s Covert Airline Used for Everything, including Drug Smuggling

The United States has lots of airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, etc. One airline most people have not heard of is Air…

Stalin’s Son Yakov Dzhugashvili Captured By The Germans. He ‘Died’ In A Pow Camp

Holly Godbey

Everyone knows Joseph Stalin, but most aren’t familiar with his familial life, particularly his eldest son, Yakov. The tumultuous relationship between father and son created…

The Forgotten Campaign: The WWII Aleutian Islands Campaign

WWII had some very distinct theaters of war. When people think of the war in the Pacific thoughts, go to the sprawling jungles of Guadalcanal…

What You Need To Know About The WWII Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots

David Herold

In 1943, when the United States was involved in World War II the country was rocked on the home front. Thousands of Mexicans had migrated…

The Raid: The Failed Son Tay Prison Rescue Mission

Ian Harvey

Shortly after 2:00 am on the morning of November 21, 1970, the night sky near Hanoi was shattered by the roar of planes on their…

It’s True! A toilet was used as an aerial bomb during the Vietnam War

Jack Beckett

On November 4, 1965, some Vietnamese came across a very strange object that looked as if it had been dropped from the sky. Was it…

6 Nazi Super Weapons That Actually Saw Service During WWII

During WWII, the Nazi Germans were developing a wide range of superweapons that would turn the tide and ensure ultimate victory. Most of them never made…

4 Important Factors That Could Have Changed the Battle of France

David Herold

There are no shortage of memorable moments that unfolded during the Second World War. And though many of us would choose not to remember all…

10 Things You Need To Know About The Fall of the “Impenetrable” Eben Emael Fortress

After WWI, Belgium, being one of the countries with the highest casualty count, tried to balance between a ravaged economy and the high unemployment rate…

21 Sad Images Of Bombed Out Cologne – You Wouldn’t Have Seen Many Of These Images Before

Guest Author

The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal…

Why Did the French Army Collapse So Quickly? – Omnibooks Magazine, 1942

This article from Omnibooks Magazine, published in 1942, looks back on the fall of France Q. Why did France fall? A. Because the French people…