# Allies
20 Lesser Known Battles of World War II That Really Mattered
Lasting for six years, during which time more than twenty-four million individuals were killed in battle - as well as more than fifty million civilians - the famous engagements of the Second…
The Belgian Royal Family Served on the Frontline Side by Side With their Subjects during WW1
The Great War might be (in)famous for many things, but instances of admirable leadership isn’t one of them. One of…
A Nazi Butcher’s Arrogance Led to His Demise in this Dramatic Turn of Events
As a leading member of the Nazi Party and one of the architects of the Final Solution, Reinhard Heydrich was…
A British Soldier was Known as ‘The Man The Nazis Could Not Kill’ During World War II
Sergeant Stanley Hollis gained fame as the ‘man the Nazis could not kill.’ He avoided death on multiple occasions during…
Exercise Tiger: D-Day Rehearsal Claimed The Lives of 946 and Was Kept Confidential Until 1988
The D-Day landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944, was one of the most pivotal events of World War II,…
Relics of the Past: 5 Obsolete Tools of 20th Century Warfare
The 20th century saw drastic changes in the way the world waged war. From airplanes and tanks to chemical weapons and…
The Allies Believed They Could Help Defeat Hitler by Giving Him Estrogen
Dark and strange times call for dark and strange measures. In the middle of World War II, with no end…
Operation Gunnerside: The Daring Raid on a Nazi Nuclear Weapons Plant That Ended With 10 Men Pursued by 3,000 Nazis
Operation Gunnerside was a daring mission to prevent the Nazis from finding the ingredients to create an atomic bomb. It…
6 Amazing Facts About One of WWII’s Most Daring Missions
The Battle for Schloss Itter was one of the very last offensives of World War II. It was May 5,…
8 Weird Ideas and Inventions from World War II
Wartime often brings inventions, particularly in military technology. While some of these are brilliant, others never make it out of…