Warfare History
10 of History’s Biggest Badasses
What makes a badass? Depends on one's definition and frame of reference. Generally, a badass is somebody who is tough…
SS Officer Kurt Gerstein’s Dramatic Trial Confessions Claimed He Joined the Nazi Regime to Save Jews
Here's a question that's worth thinking about: If your government kills someone, are you responsible in some way, even if…
The Incredible Story of Charles Lightoller: the “Titanic” Officer who Saved Soldiers from the Shores of Dunkirk
For most of us, spending the night precariously perched atop an upturned lifeboat in the freezing waters of the North…
Brutal Aztec Human Sacrifices Were Believed to Serve the Aztec People for This Unbelievable Reason
History is packed full of terrible atrocities in every corner of the world. Many months ago, History Collection published an…
These 12 Torturous Military Exercises Would Test Troops Through History in the Most Brutal Ways
History is painted red with the blood of countless battles. Ancient tribes and loose bands of warriors ruthlessly slaughtered one…
Notes from Hell: Auschwitz Inmate’s Hidden Testimony Finally Revealed in Messages Left Behind
In November 1944, Marcel Nadjari, a Greek Jew, secretly scribbled his account of the Nazi atrocities ongoing in the Auschwitz…
10 of the Most Satisfying Times Somebody Really Stuck it to Hitler
Few people in history deserved to have somebody stick it to them as much Adolph Hitler deserved it. In the…
Secret Societies and the Occult Were More Prevalent During World War I Than You Realized
The World Wars evoke imagery of brave and world-weary soldiers. True patriots, ready for battle at a moment's notice, all…
Don’t Miss Nazi Super Cows and Deadly Bulls**t in This List of Top 10 Overlooked Historic Oddities
History is full of the strange, the odd, the weird, and the wonderful. However, the overwhelming majority of such fascinating…
“It Was Our Holocaust, But Nobody Cared”: What You Don’t Know About the Brutal End of WWII for the Germans
By late 1944, the end of WWII was in sight. The Western Allies were pushing the Germans out of France…