# Germany
12 of History’s Most Bizarre Rulers
From King Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia who collected giants to staff his favorite regiment the way little girls collected dolls,…
Plunder and Destroy: 12 of History’s Most Daring Raids
A raid is an armed mission by a relatively small group of attackers, prepared in secret with the hope of…
Treason! 12 of History’s Most Notorious Traitors From Ancient Times to the 20th Century
"Traitor" is a heavy word laden with ugly connotations of deception and dishonesty - the kind of disreputable and disgusting…
12 Tanks of World War II – War Machines in Review
The 1920s and 1930s saw significant research into and theorizing about the role of tanks, but relatively few tanks were…
12 of History’s Deadliest Swords
Notwithstanding the simplicity of its appearance, throughout most of history-making, a sword took considerable effort and skill. And again, notwithstanding…
12 of History’s Most Influential Poets, From Ancient Times Until the 20th Century
Throughout most of human history, before literacy became widespread, poetry was the most common means of cultural dissemination. Rhyming verse…
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…
Eternal Soldiers: 8 World War II Ghost Stories
World War II left scars all over the planet and those scars continue to shape the world today. The tremendous…
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…
12 of the Greatest Military Bluffs in History
Brawn is useful, but is not always sufficient on its own: sometimes a healthy dose of bull, or bluffing, is…