Cold War
The U.S. Government Secretly Tested Weapons on the Citizens of St. Louis
There are many disturbing images from the 1950s days of the Cold War, not the least of which are the…
12 World War II Myths That Still Persist Today
The 20th century's seminal event, World War II has sprouted its fair share of myths and glaring untruths. Be they…
50 Communist Propaganda Posters from the Soviet Union
Communist propaganda in the Soviet Union was used to indoctrinate citizens with the Marxist-Leninist ideology in order to promote the…
25 Photos of the Elian Gonzalez Cuban Refugee Crisis
Elian Gonzalez is a Cuban national who, as a child in 2000, became the center of an international custody and…
History’s Failed Military Weapons
As with all inventions, new weapons ideas and designs are thought up and proposed all the time. And as with…
The Mysterious Loss of a U.S. Submarine on a Spy Mission
Considering the hazardous depths that submarines regularly operate in, the United States' submarine fleet has an astonishing safety record. Since…
12 Momentous Cancelled Military Operations
History is determined not only by great deeds done but also by deeds not done and courses not taken. Nowhere…
35 Pictures of the Revolutionary Che Guevara
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, military theorist and a major figure in…
Spy Games: The Origin Stories of 8 of the World’s Elite Spy Agencies
Ranking the world’s intelligence agencies is difficult at best. Secrecy is the cornerstone of any intelligence service, which makes evaluating…
Einstein’s Love Affair With a Soviet Spy
Albert Einstein is known throughout the world as one of the greatest mathematical and scientific minds of the 20th century.…