The 1905 Mutiny on the Battleship Potemkin
In the abortive revolution of 1905, the Russian Black Sea Fleet was a powder keg of discontent. In the war with Japan, the Russian navy had…
The Final Attempts On Hitler’s Life, Before He Killed Himself
In a recent post, we revisited all of the assassination attempts on Hitler before the war. Before the war, Hitler’s would-be assassins were his political opponents…
The LAST B-24 built at Douglas in Tulsa – The Tulsamerican was found in the Ocean nearly 70 years after Fatal Crash
A search for the remains of the plane known as the Tulsamerican had been going on for years. In 2010, a team from the Croatian…
Tony Bennett: A WWII Veteran participated in the Liberation of a German Death Camp and was Demoted for Dining with a Black Friend
Widely known as the 1950s and 60s singer of popular hit songs such as “Blue Velvet,” “Rags to Riches” and “Stranger in Paradise,” Tony Bennett…
Extremely Heroic Last Stands in Military History
The Battle of Thermopylae is the ultimate example of a heroic last stand. The few mighty warriors stood against hundreds of thousands of Persian troops,…
Dawn of the Wolf Pack: October 18, 1940 – Germany Targets Allied Supply Routes in WWII
Thirty-five ships steamed out of Sydney, Nova Scotia on October 5, 1940. A multitude of flags flew from their masts including Greece, Sweden, the Netherlands…
Top Five Roman Generals: Who do you Think Made the List
The Roman Legion was a fearsome military unit. A heavy infantry advance was almost unstoppable, able to take on most enemies. The best aspect of…
The Polish Thermopylae: 800 vs 42,000 at Wizna, 1939
As German troops poured across the border into Poland in 1939, one Polish captain, 40 miles from the front line, prepared for what he knew…
Fearless Escapes Over (And Under) The Berlin Wall
When the Second World War was finally over, Germany was divided up into four occupation zones among the Allied forces. Berlin was also divided up…
Operation Mincemeat – How the Allies Tricked Hitler to open the gates of Sicily
World War II was fought on battlefields across the globe, with staggering numbers of casualties amassing on all sides. But under the cloak of darkness,…
The Strange And Cold Day The French Cavalry Captured a Dutch Fleet at Sea
The Hussars were a type of light cavalry that originated in medieval Hungary and were adopted by other European countries. Their bravery, cunning, and daredevil…
The Last Shogun Marches To The End Of His Rule – The First Shots of the Boshin War
On the 27th of January, 1868, the army of the Shogunate was marching toward Kyoto. For more than a quarter of a century, the Tokugawa…