# world war II
Overlooked Important WWII Figures from History
As history’s greatest ever conflict, the Second World War saw its fair share and more interesting characters. However, in an…
Mistakes That Helped Shape U.S. into What it Is Today
Countries, like people, are the sum total of the experiences encountered en route to the present, be such experiences good,…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…
A Day in the Life of a Concentration Camp Prisoner
Besides the death camps such as Auschwitz, generally referred to as extermination camps, the Nazis operated concentration camps throughout the…
Russia’s Rambo and Other Fascinating WWII Figures and Facts
As history’s greatest conflict ever, the Second World War had no shortage of suffering and hardship and tragedy. At the…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…
Last Minute Decisions That Changed History
The world is more fragile than we think, and the course of events is seldom set in stone: introduce a…
These Facts Will Alter the Perception of Historical Timelines
There are history’s broad outlines, known to many, and there are history’s minor details, known mostly just to history buffs.…
Little Mistakes from History With Huge Consequences
Everybody makes little mistakes, but most of the time our mistakes have few, if any, serious consequences. And if they…
Researchers Used Secret Methods to Locate this Mysterious Japanese Submarine Lost in WWII
During the Cold War, advanced deep water detection was almost an exclusively military preserve. That began to change in the…