8 Things You Need to Know About the 1940 Rotterdam Terror Bombing
The Battle of Rotterdam began May 10th, 1940, and ended with the bombings on Rotterdam May 14th, 1940. German forces saw the Netherlands as an opportune…
Attack on Pearl Harbor – Awakening The Sleeping Giant
It is a fact that the attack on Pearl Harbor is amongst the darkest pages in the history of the United States. It was the…
10 Things You’ll Never Learn About WWII in History Class
Everyone learns about World War II from their high school history classes. It’s inevitable. Hitler’s tyranny, the Holocaust, the attack on Pearl Harbor; these events…
Operation Tiger – Forgotten WWII Excersise That Turned Into A Catastrophe
Operation Overlord was the biggest offensive planned by the Western Allies against the Nazis, who had overrun most of Europe. Decisive action was necessary so…
The Real Monuments Men – Rescuing Priceless Artworks During And After WWII
The recent recovery of three priceless paintings, stolen from the villa of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma in Camaiore by the Nazi’s in 1944, made a…
We Can Do It! The Story Of Rosie the Riveter
POUTED lips, HIGH cheekbones, STRONG eyed and a SAUCY curls falling right from her polka dotted headscarf—ROSIE the RIVETER (as commonly or mistakenly known) is…
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…
Stalin’s Son Yakov Dzhugashvili Captured By The Germans. He ‘Died’ In A Pow Camp
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
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…
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
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…