# WWII
History’s Juiciest and Intriguing Scandals
Nowadays, it is hard to pick up a newspaper or turn on the news without coming across scandal after scandal.…
Historic Figures Who Set Out to Save Jews From the Holocaust
Roughly six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Some did what they could, risking their lives, to save Jews…
The Dark Side of Great Historic Figures
People are complicated. Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people sometimes make mistakes and create major issues. Great…
History’s Most Catastrophic Man-made Errors
A natural disaster such as a tsunami earthquake, volcano, or flood could kill hundreds of thousands or even millions. Those…
Odd Solutions to Historic Problems
Problems call for solutions like a parched throat calls for water. But just like not all water is good water,…
Women of Peace and Those Sided the Wrong of World War II
The Nazi onslaught in World War II and the struggle to beat it back brought out extremes of human behavior,…
20 Blue on Blue Incidents from History
Friendly fire, the inadvertent attack on members of one’s own military during combat, has been a documented fact of warfare…
Heroes from History People Really Don’t Appreciate Enough
Being a hero is tough – if not, then we would all be heroes. Many heroes go unrecognized, and of…
Historic Groups that Started Innocent then Took an Evil Turn
Most of the time, people are not evil. Especially as individuals. But gather people together, and between group dynamics, opportunism,…
The Most Notable Fighter Aces of World War II
Arguably the most famous fighter pilot in history, Germany’s Manfred von Richthofen shot down 80 enemy airplanes during World War…