Things Nearly Went Nuclear When the Chinese Stole a Soviet Tank
In 1900, Russia signed the Treaty of Beijing which gave them Outer Manchuria and other Chinese lands. When both countries became communist, their nagging border…
How a Brilliant Wartime Mathematician and Code Breaker Was Driven to Suicide by Prejudice
How very sad it is when the prejudices of a society result in the promulgation of harsh laws within a system of justice which results…
In The 1970s, The U.S. Considered Invading The Oil-Rich OPEC Countries
In 1973, the oil embargo was enforced against the U.S. by the Arab oil-producing states because they were unhappy with the aid the U.S. supplied to…
The Day of the Rangers – The True Story That Inspired The Movie Black Hawk Down
When Ridley Scott’s “Black Hawk Down” came out in 2001 it had all the features that make a great movie. As well as drama, tension…
20 Outstanding Soundtracks from War Movies – Watch The Videos
20 amazing soundtracks from war movies! And because beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it’s not any top 20, the order is completely random,…
Heart-Rending Documentary Film About The Staggering Human Cost Of WWII
This thought provoking visualization will show you what the human cost was during World War Two. It sums not just the military deaths but also…
The Lasting Effects Of The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki
The exact death toll of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is not known. Reports say the total combined death toll of the…
When SS Troops Massacred Over 600 French Villagers in Oradour-sur-Glane
On December 9, 2014, a German court in Cologne dropped the multiple charges of murder and accessory to murder against an 88-year-old man named Werner…
Heart-Breaking Drone Footage Of Nazi Death Camp Auschwitz
This chilling drone video was shot by the BBC and shows the enormity of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp as it is today – over 70…
The Royal Brothers, Future Kings, Who Both Fought In WWI – They Had Vastly Different Experiences
Brothers Edward, Prince of Wales and Prince Albert, both of whom became king of England, each served in the military during World War I.…
Amazing Relics Of WW2 – German Panzer Tank Wrecks Recovered In Bulgaria (Watch)
During World War II, when Bulgaria joined the Axis powers in fighting the Soviet Union, they were given some 97 German Panzer IV tanks, about…
The Japanese Tried A Second Raid On Pearl Harbor – It Was Not A Success
Everyone knows about the first bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Less well known, however, was the second attack. And there was almost a third……