Heroes of America: The Civil War Within the Confederacy
He was an enthusiastic supporter of Reconstruction, and made numerous efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. The American Civil War was a titanic struggle…
Nazi Bunker Discovered Yards From Berlin Holocaust Memorial
There were nearly 200 bunkers built during the war for the protection of German citizens and government staff. Construction work was halted recently at a…
Spy Once, Live Twice – A Legendary Double-Agent Faked His Death For 36 Years
He served in a Spanish Republican cavalry unit – an experience he couldn’t wait to get past. Juan Pujol Garcia’s remarkable life story reads like…
Web of Intrigue: How a Spider Helped With Scottish Independence
It is here, the tales tell us, that Robert came into contact with a spider, and the future of Scotland was shaped. Robert I, commonly…
It Runs in the Blood: Related Recipients of the Victoria Cross
One of his heroic actions included saving his younger brother Hugh who was wounded in action. The Victoria Cross (VC) was introduced by Queen Victoria…
The Hunger Field: The WW2 POW Camp.
The prisoners slept on the bare and damp earth. The toilets were insufficient, and the food was in short supply. On April 25, 1945, the…
Hell From Above : The Messerschmitt Bf 110 Night Fighter
Its only drawback was that early night fighter versions were barely faster than the bombers they were trying to intercept. In the mid-1930s, there was…
Unknown Soldier: Pictures & Interview Exclusive
The movie UNKNOWN SOLDIER is by the award-winning director AKU LOUHIMIES. The story follows a platoon of ordinary Finnish soldiers on the battlefields of Finland…
Braveheart: Fact or Fiction? The Real William Wallace
The Scottish infantrymen, armed with pikes and spears, managed to successfully defend against an English cavalry charge. The name William Wallace, once known only by…
Loose Lips Do Sink Ships
To engage a US submarine that was running deep at 360 feet, it would take the older depth charge nearly a minute to get down…
Saluting a Surrender: How Guam Fell in Just 13 Shots
Orders in hand, Glass steamed on for Guam and whatever resistance the Spanish offered. In 1898, the United States went to war against the ailing…
Beyond Brave: The First Ever Recipient Of The Victoria Cross
He sprinted over to the shell, picked it up, and dumped it overboard, where it exploded in the ocean a mere second later. Of all…