# WWII
The Day Nazis Invaded the Hamptons in New York
On June 13, 1942, all the attention of the United States was focused on the war overseas. As the war…
Einstein’s Love Affair With a Soviet Spy
Albert Einstein is known throughout the world as one of the greatest mathematical and scientific minds of the 20th century.…
Historical Debacles: 12 Humiliating Military Defeats from Ancient Times to the Modern Era
de·ba·cle /dāˈbäk(ə)l,dəˈbäk(ə)l/ noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. In most battles and wars, there are winners and losers.…
The Bizarre Origins of the British Special Air Service (SAS)
Special forces form a vital component of contemporary militaries, and there is an ongoing, and likely never-ending, debate arguing which…
Last Words: 10 Memorable Dying Statements From Famous Figures
From Julius Caesar's "et tu, Brute?" to Humphrey Bogart's "I should never have switched from scotch to martinis", last words…
7 Legendary American Generals, 7 Legendary Mistakes
War is an unforgiving line of work. A bad decision or an unlucky series of events can transform a formidable…
7 of the Most Epic Tank Battles in History
Few weapons shaped the course of war like the steel-clad behemoths that dominated the 20th-century battlefield. The tank epitomizes warfare’s…
50 Haunting Paintings and Drawings by the Prisoners of Auschwitz
Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated in the annexed Polish land during World…
The Nazi Party Member Who Secretly Saved Over 7,000 Jews
World War II is laden with unsung heroes, and Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz certainly falls into that category. While the remarkable…
Dogfights: Top 10 Fighter Planes of World War II
The Second World War saw the combatants race to outdo one another in designing, manufacturing, and fielding, ever improved weapons…