The “Great Impostor” — Fred Demara Pretended To Be A Ship’s Surgeon And Didn’t Lose A Soul
Ferdinand “Fred” Waldo Demara Jr. was a monk, a surgeon, and a lawyer. Well, kind of. He was a very skilled American impostor who was…
The Saint-Chamond: The WWI Tank That’s No Longer Considered A Tank
Tank warfare was introduced during the First World War. The British began development in 1915, and when the war broke out, more countries began to…
The All-Female Civilian Organization That Provided Air Defense For Hawaii
The Women’s Air Raid Defense (WARD) was a civilian organization working alongside the U.S. military to protect the Hawaiian Islands from Japanese air attacks during…
The Final Countdown Failed To Find Its Plot But Helped The US Navy Recruit
The 1980 naval action flick The Final Countdown received only average reviews at best upon its release. On the surface, it looks like a standard…
Meat Is Such A Treat! And The Black Market’s Hottest Commodity In The 1940s
Americans faced a major toilet-paper shortage with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this was not the first time American’s nearly ran out of…
Rejected Prototype Aircraft That Were Given A Second Act
Not every aircraft that sounds great on paper actually proves to be great in practice. There are far more proposed aircraft designs than there are…
The B-52 Stratofortress Will Be In Service For A Century
It’s 1952: the P-51 Mustang is still in service, the majority of American homes did not yet have a television, and Elvis Presley was still…
The Sherman Tank – Beast or Bust?
The Sherman tank is one of the most well-known tanks involved in WWII, alongside the German Tiger and Soviet T-34. In the decades after the…
Konstanz: The German City That Tricked the Allies Into Thinking It Was Part of Switzerland
Air raids were a common occurrence during World War II. Cities across Europe were subjected to nighttime bombings aimed at throwing their military forces off…
The Only MoH Awarded For Actions During The Battle Of Midway
The Battle of Midway is regarded as one of the finest and most influential naval victories in history. The battle took place in June 1942…
Teddy Roosevelt Was Denied His Chance To Personally Join The Western Front
It is a well-known fact that the United States entered the First World War in April 1917, but if it had been up to Teddy…
Cats Served As Mascots, Pest Control…Oh, And Gas Detectors
In recent years, cats have been subjected to immense online fame. Users can’t get enough of their adorable faces and their “toe beans” — and…