# WWII
12 of the Most Daring Air Raids in History
No matter the figures supporting the proposition that flying as a passenger in an airliner is statistically safer than driving…
Operation Mincemeat: The Corpse that Fooled Hitler
According to Sun Tzu, "all warfare is based on deception." By keeping the enemy guessing about your intentions or capabilities,…
12 Tanks of World War II – War Machines in Review
The 1920s and 1930s saw significant research into and theorizing about the role of tanks, but relatively few tanks were…
John Basilone: The WWII Hero America Needed
With the hindsight that history gives us, it's often easy to imagine that victory in World War II was never…
12 World War II Myths That Still Persist Today
The 20th century's seminal event, World War II has sprouted its fair share of myths and glaring untruths. Be they…
History’s Failed Military Weapons
As with all inventions, new weapons ideas and designs are thought up and proposed all the time. And as with…
12 of the Greatest Military Bluffs in History
Brawn is useful, but is not always sufficient on its own: sometimes a healthy dose of bull, or bluffing, is…
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bomb Blasts
Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived not one, but both atomic bombs dropped by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima…
12 Momentous Cancelled Military Operations
History is determined not only by great deeds done but also by deeds not done and courses not taken. Nowhere…
12 Bomber Aircraft That Carried The Most Devastating Bombing Campaigns of WWII
Enemy bombers and ground attack aircraft overhead were among the most unwelcome sights for soldiers and civilians alike during WWII.…