Warfare History
These 10 Iconic Diaries Will Give You A Window Into the Most Fascinating and Tragic Times in History
For both the dedicated historian and wider reader alike, diaries offer an unrivalled glimpse into past lives. Not only do…
The Nazis Arrested One of Their Own Female Prison Guards, ‘the Witch of Buchenwald’, For Being Too Sadistic and Cruel
Buchenwald Concentration camp was one of the biggest internment camps on German soil. It was established in July 1937 to…
A Day in the Life of an Infantry-Man in World War II
Of the American combat troops which served on the continent of Europe during the Second World War about 15% were…
10 Times The Past Was Crazier Than People Could Ever Imagine
We might be living through what many consider to be strange and weird times today, but we are not the…
Mafia Boss Lucky Luciano Helped the US Invade Italy from a Prison Cell
In July 1943, the US Army was preparing to invade the island of Sicily. Since entering the war on the…
In WWII, Two Gay Soldiers’ Forbidden Romance Lives On In Their Love Letters
Soldiers separated from their loved ones during World War II gazed at photographs of their sweethearts, and wrote love letters…
The Bloody History of the Haitian Revolution in 10 Events
From 1791 to 1804, the French colony of Saint Domingue, today's Haiti, saw a multisided and violent struggle for power…
Marthe Cnockaert: The Lady Double Agent of WWI
Marthe Cnockaert was living in Westrozebeke, Belgium with her parents and brothers in 1914 when she learned the world was…
Startling Revelation Suggests Respected Doctor Hans Asperger Aided the Nazi Eugenics Program
In 1938, Hans Asperger, an Austrian pediatrician working at the University of Vienna Paediatric Clinic, became one of the first…
Operation Vengeance: The Plan to Kill The Man Who Planned The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was many things. He was a hero of the Russo-Japanese War who served in the epic naval…