The Devil’s Mother – Klara Pölzl Hitler, Gave Birth to One of History’s Most Brutal Dictators
Klara Pölzl was born on August 12, 1860, in the village of Weitra in the Austrian Empire. She was destined to become the mother of…
Hitler’s Alpine Retreat a Nexus Between Remembrance & Praise
During World War II, Adolf Hitler could often be found at the Berghof, his home in the Bavarian Alps which served as the second…
Unmanned Bombers, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? JFK’s Brother Lost his Life in One
By August 1944, a favorable end was in sight for the Allies, and efforts were being ramped up to gain a final, definitive advantage over…
Color Footage of Normandy: More Visceral Than Any Hollywood Film
The Allied landing at Normandy in June 1944 was the most ambitious and massive amphibious invasion ever staged. Hundreds of thousands of men from countries…
4 American Troop Transport Vehicles of the 20th Century
M75 During World War II, it became increasingly clear that infantry would need mobile, protective transport vehicles to carry them to and around battlefields. In…
B-36 Peacemaker – Billion-dollar Blunder or Nuclear Deterrent?
The B-36 Peacemaker, a long-range bomber, never saw action in a war. However, it certainly caused a major political war to break out between the…
American Paratrooper Captured in Normandy Escapes and Becomes Red Army Tanker – Joseph Beyrle
Joseph Beyrle is the only American soldier who officially took part in battles in the American and Red armies on the eastern and western fronts…
Executed by Nazis – German Soldier Became a Hero of the Soviet Union
Fritz Paul Schmenkel was born on February 14, 1916, in Varzovo near the town of Stettin (now Szczecin). His father, Paul Krause, was a communist…
World War II Fighting Continued Months After Peace Agreement
It’s easy to imagine that once World War II officially ended, the defeated Germans forces were so anxious to get home that they dropped their…
Defeating the “Impossible” – 5 Impregnable Fortresses the Russians Conquered
There is an old anecdote about the Russian army historically – Give them an ordinary task and they will fail. Give them an “impossible” task…
War Graffiti Leaves An Enduring Document
In 1917, Marcel Duchamp made the art world stand up and notice by signing his name on a urinal. This display was a sensation because…
D-Day Up Close -Dozens of Photos Show the Allies Normandy Invasion
The opening of a Second Front in Europe during WWII was one of the main questions during the Tehran Conference in 1943 when Churchill, Roosevelt,…