# Germany
The Japanese Diplomat Who Saved Five Times As Many Jews As Oskar Schindler
"Do what is right because it is right, and leave it alone" - Chiune Sugihara. Relatively few know about the…
A Countdown of History’s 16 Most Influential and Formidable Mercenaries
Mercenaries - warriors hired to take part in armed conflicts, without being a formal part of a government's forces -…
America’s Aerial Gunners in World War II Were Believed to Be an Unstoppable Force
"From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.…
16 Remarkable But Frequently Overlooked Women
There are plenty of fascinating people from history who helped shape the world, only to end up overlooked, without receiving…
CIA Director, William Colby, Got His Start Blowing Up Stuff in Nazi-Occupied Europe
William Colby, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is best remembered for his stint as America's top spy from…
America’s World War II Black Aviators Had to Fight Tooth and Nail to Serve Their Country… and Then Fought For It
African Americans played a significant role in America's military history, despite the limited opportunities, adversity, and open hostility that they…
16 of History’s Most Devastating and Dramatic Surprise Attacks
In warfare, few things can increase a combatant's chances of success more than a well executed surprise attack that catches…
Germany’s Most Versatile Dog of War, Hermann Ramcke
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is a nugget of conventional wisdom that nobody seems to have passed…
V-1s: The Flying Bombs That Terrorized Britain
The Third Reich's scientists had an alarming tendency to think outside the box and come up with lethal technological innovations.…
16 Terrible People Who Knew How to Lay on the Charm or Inspire Others
In the movies and on TV, bad guys are usually depicted as clear cut baddies, personally repellent and often cartoonishly…