# Hitler
18 Major Events During Adolf Hitler’s Rise to Power
Born in Austria-Hungary on April 20, 1889, the man who became the Fuhrer experienced a difficult and somewhat peripatetic childhood,…
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…
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…
The Teenage Spy Who Saved FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
The Tehran Conference, November 28th to December 1st, 1943 was the first meeting of World War II's "Big Three" Allied…
20 Mistakes the Axis Powers Made in World War II
The first mistake was starting the war in the first place. Most histories mark September 1, 1939, as the date…
20 Major Mistakes the Allies Made During World War II
The Second World War, as in the case of most wars, was fraught with mistakes made by all sides and…
A Look Inside Hitler’s 1936 Nazi Olympics Through Amazing Photographs
“The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics. It doesn't separate, but unites the combatants in understanding and respect.…
10 Famous Companies That Collaborated With Nazi Germany
Germany's Nazi era was one of the darkest chapters in human history. Fortunately for mankind, Hitler's "Thousand Year Reich" lasted…
A Day in the Life of an Infantry-Man in World War II
Of the American combat troops which served on the continent of Europe during the Second World War about 15% were…