How the Unbeatable German Tank Ended Up on Display in Belgium
The Germans were retreating on every front. They hadn’t had a real success against the Russians in years, and their last offensive at Kursk had…
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…
SHAKY GROUND – Traces of the Great War at the Ypres Salient
This intriguing book begins with a tragedy, in 1979, when the author’s cousin dies from injuries caused from playing with an unexploded shell. Losing the…
OSS Pierre Ortiz: French Legionnaire, US Marine, Hollywood Actor, German Nightmare
World War II had many heroes, but few had the flair and elan of Pierre Julien Ortiz, known to his friends (and his enemies) as…
December Events at National WWI Museum & Memorial
A program examining the effect of World War I on champagne, a taping of the international hit podcast Bombshell, an examination of the role of chemists…
Birth of the Assault Rifle – The Sturmgewehr 44
The assault rifle is now used by infantry units in armies across the globe. However, prior to World War Two, such weapons were virtually unknown.…
Why Was There no Insurgency in Germany & Japan After WW2?
After the devastation of years of fighting, the German and Japanese surrendered unconditionally at the end of the Second World War. Both of their economies…
Fuhrer Thought Strategically About Which Nations to Invade
In hindsight, it is too easy to say that Adolf Hitler was simply a madman with no rational thought behind his actions. It’s certainly true…
Britain’s WW2 Pet Extermination: Within a week, 750,000 pets were ‘destroyed’
World War II was a difficult time to live through in Britain. From the constant barrage of bombs during the Blitz and the frequent rationing…
US Navy Has Lost Fewer Than 30 Ships Since WW2, These Are the Most Notable Losses
The US Navy lost over 350 ships during World War II, but less than 30 since then. These are the most notable losses. The Bullhead…
Maggots in the Biscuits & Beef so Bad it was Given a Funeral: Military Rations Throughout Time
Hard Tack Although recorded uses of “Bisket” or “hard tack” (literally meaning hard food) date to the Roman Legions and Richard I’s Crusades, it…
The Devil Walked the Earth: Reinhard Heydrich – Mastermind of the Holocaust & “Hangman” of Czechoslovakia
When he was a young child, nobody would have guessed that Reinhard Heydrich would become one of the most monstrous men in history. However, Heydrich went…