Lions Led by Donkeys: British Soldiers of WW1
“An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by sheep.” “Lions led by donkeys” is a famous phrase…
A Sticky Situation: Super Glue in Warfare
Super Glue actually was used to seal up battle wounds during the Vietnam War. It well known that Super Glue is, true to its name,…
Crossword Alarm: The Puzzle That Nearly Stopped D-Day
The third crossword that appeared on May 27, 1944 included the word “Overlord,” the codename for the entire D-Day operation. There are moments in history…
Declassified Files: The Pope Accused of Inaction During the Holocaust
The Vatican and some other supporters hold that Pius XII worked “quietly behind the scenes” to save as many Jews as he could. How did…
Unknown Soldiers: Quest To Identify The Remains Of WW1 Tommies
In the meantime, his gravestone still waits for a name. Even today, more than a century after the end of the First World War, there…
A Mad Major: The Canadian Hero Who Captured A City
He first saw action on D-Day, on which he captured a German half-track by himself. Despite being half blinded and having his back broken in…
Kriegsmarine’s Environmental Time Bomb Off The Coast of Norway
Fishing has been banned in the area, and pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children have been advised to not eat fish caught near the…
Purple Haze: Famous Veterans of The 101st Airborne
For all of us fans of the popular Band of Brothers series on HBO, there are a plethora of favorite real-life heroes portrayed in the…
Shoreham Air Crash: Pilot declared “Not Guilty” Over Deaths of 11 Victims
When the plane crashed and broke apart, Hill was flung into a ditch, suffering head injuries and fractures to his ribs and spine. Andy Hill,…
The Origin Of Plastic Surgery: The Battlefields Of WWI
After the Battle of Jutland in May 1916, Gillies had to deal with a huge influx of patients who had suffered horrific facial wounds. War…
The Scottish Army That Dressed as Cows and Stormed an English Castle
The insults stopped when the governor allegedly received an arrow in one cheek which passed through his mouth and out through the other cheek. There…
The Boer War-Canada’s First Foreign Military Engagement
The majority of French Canadians sympathized with the Boers. Canada’s involvement in the Boer War – also known as the South African war – was…