# world war II
Incompetence That Shaped History
Did you know that one of Napoleon’s most crushing defeats was caused by hapless underlings, who mistakenly blew up a…
The Mongols Dined Atop their Live Enemies and Other Fascinating Historic Facts
Did you know that the Mongols once celebrated a victory by feasting atop the living bodies of their slowly suffocating…
How the Battle of Midway changed the Pacific War
The Battle of Midway, June 4-7, 1942, ranks as one of the most decisive in the history of warfare. It…
America Accidentally Attacked the Soviet Union and Other Lesser Known History Moments
During the Cold War, the two global superpowers often fought each other via proxies. The Soviets bled us with the…
A West Virginia Town Applied For Soviet Foreign Aid, and Other Lesser Known American History Facts
Did you know that an American vice president notorious for lacking self-confidence had the daylights scared out of him by…
40 Historical Facts Accepted as Real For Many Years
There is no shortage of historic “facts” circulating around, that are nothing but myths and whoppers. Did you know, for…
The Controversial Military Career of Douglas MacArthur
Few soldiers in American history are as controversial as Douglas MacArthur. Throughout his military career, he exhibited a tendency to…
The Bombing Campaign against Hitler’s Third Reich
Military strategists developed the concept of strategic aerial bombing during the interwar period in the 1920s and 1930s. Its proponents…
Fake Vampires, Wailing Ghosts, and Other Fascinating Psy-Ops and Military Deceptions
Brute force is a welcome asset in warfare, and all else being equal, victory usually goes to the stronger battalions.…
WWII’s French Serial Killer Doctor and Other Forgotten Monsters From History
History has no shortage of homicidal psychopaths and other deadly types who derived pleasure from the pain of others. It…