# WWII
From Killing Nazis to Klingons: James Montgomery Doohan
"Beam me up, Scotty" is probably Star Trek's most iconic phrase, instantly conjuring up the Enterprise's miracle worker chief engineer,…
The World War II Triple Agent Who Inspired James Bond
Few people have ever have led a life as extraordinary or as impactful as did the Serb Dusan "Dusko" Popov…
16 Dramatic and Impactful Assassinations from History
By their very nature, assassinations are not only dramatic events, but ones also capable of shaping history or altering its…
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…
Real Life Action Hero Edward Allen Carter, Jr. Started his Heroic Life at 15
There have been about a dozen Spiderman remakes, who knows how many Sharknadoes, and seemingly a hundred Fast & the…
Here’s What to Know About Lebensborn, the Nazi Human Selective Breeding and Child Abduction Program
The Nazis believed in "good blood" that ought to be sought out, preserved, and expanded, and in "bad blood", which…
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…
The Stories Behind 16 of History’s Most Influential and Remarkable Photos
The invention of photography, widely considered to date to 1826, changed history and the preservation of moments thereof. As the…
Play, Or Die. The Orchestras of Auschwitz
Upon arriving in Auschwitz, prisoners lined up to receive a physical examination from doctors. They held all of their earthly…
10 of History’s Worst Colonial Disasters
In 1800, before the Industrial Revolution, Europeans controlled 35% of world. By 1914, on the eve of World War I,…