The Mad Baron: The Austro-Russian Who Saved the Khan & Mongolia
Although Roman von Ungern-Sternberg was born to a noble family of Austrian and Estonian heritage, it was his more distant Hungarian ancestry of which he…
WWII Hellcat Wreck Discovered in Norway After 74 Years
For 74 years, the wreckage of a plane and the body of its pilot have been lying in a remote part of Norway. It is…
Floating Cities: The Most Impressive Ships Around The Globe
Some navy ships around the world are so massive it’s a wonder they can stay afloat. Tons and tons of metal go into building these…
On His 21st Birthday He & His Platoon Held Off the Entire 1st SS Panzer Corps
On December 16, 1944, the German army launched Operation Autumn Fog. Hitler’s last great offensive of World War II, Autumn Fog sent Allied troops reeling in…
The Failed Secret Mission to Convince Italy to Abandon the Nazis
Wars don’t just happen on enormous battlefields–they are also conducted in secret meetings, back door deals, and one-on-one in conference rooms. Sometimes the talks that…
How the British Empire Starved Its Soldiers In the Crimea
Soldiers win wars. Officers might make the calls, set the strategy, and direct the action, but when it comes down to the actual hard sacrifices,…
Fake Israeli Luxury Beach Resort in Sudan Rescued 7,000 Jews
During the 1980s, Israeli secret service agents ran a luxury beach resort in Sudan as a front for its operations. Mossad agents worked to smuggle…
Easy Company Facts Even Hardcore Fans of ‘Band of Brothers’ Don’t Know
HBO’s 2001 miniseries, Band of Brothers, has continued to gain popularity in the decades since its release. This is partly due to later generations having…
The Viet Cong Used German WWII Weapons Against the USA – Great Pictures in Here
When the United States entered the war in Vietnam, the country’s political situation had already been extremely complicated. What started out as an anti-colonial conflict…
Test Your Movie I.Q.! The Little Glitches In Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is considered more than just one of director Steven Spielberg’s best films. Many critics and moviegoers alike rank it as one of…
Dahomey Amazons – The Only Elite All-female Warrior Regiments
“War does not have a woman’s face,” but delving into the pages of history, we realize that this is not a true sentiment. In different epochs…
Man Finds German WWII Bomber Buried on UK Beach
Chris Gleadell of Sheringham, UK, made a unique discovery when he nearly tripped over some metal parts sticking out of the sand of a Norfolk…