# world war II
Deadly Smoke: The Worst Chemical Weapons Attacks of the 20th Century
Chemical warfare has long been considered as one of the worst ways to fight a war. Starting in World War…
Today in History: Mussolini is Executed (1945)
On April 28, 1945, former Dictator Benito Mussolini was executed by Italian Communists near the Switzerland border. Mussolini was a…
Prisoners of Their Time: 8 Incredible Facts About World War II Internment Camps
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States quickly learned that the war that raged in Europe could very…
Secret Society Under Fire: 7 Facts about the Freemasons During World War II
Freemasons are fraternal organizations that trace their beginnings all the way back to the fraternities of stonemasons in the 14th century.…
Fugitive Fascists: 8 Nazis Who Got Away
May 1945. As the Allies march through Germany and begin to encircle Berlin, the loyalty of the highest echelons of…
The Allies Believed They Could Help Defeat Hitler by Giving Him Estrogen
Dark and strange times call for dark and strange measures. In the middle of World War II, with no end…
Rise Up Against Evil: 8 Tales of German Resistance in World War II
When people talk about the Germans in World War II, they are portrayed as evil people who were bent on…
Lined Up For The Firing Squad, This Chess Master Was Offered To Play a Game of Chess For His Life
Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein was a Ukrainian-born chess player who went on to become a master in the most memorable of…
The Top Military Sniper of All Time Is Not Who You Might Expect
One of the most successful snipers in history is indeed a woman. Liudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlichenko was a Red Army Ukrainian…
Moving Images of Dresden, Germany Before and After Allied Bombs Annihilated the Historic City
In the final months of World War II, British and U.S. bombers pummeled the city of Dresden, Germany. Once called…