The War of Snails – 10 Curious Facts About the German Peasants’ Revolt

“So what was this bloody conflict that claimed the lives of 100,000 German peasants?” By Richard Anderton THOUGH IT LASTED less than two years, the German Peasants’ War has had a lasting influence on history. The…

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Executive Order 9066 — How Racial Hatred Led to the Imprisonment of American Citizens in World War Two

“Executive Order 9066 destroyed the hard work of an entire generation. With the movement of a pen, irreparable damage had been done, and some would never recover.” By George Yagi Jr. FOLLOWING THE ATTACK on…

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‘Francs-tireurs’ – Meet the French Resistance of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War

“While the exploits of the resistance of World War Two have become the stuff of legend, history often forgets that French guerrillas mounted their own campaign against German occupiers a full 70 years before the…

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Ernest Hemingway’s Secret War – Was America’s Foremost Writer Really a Spy?  

“Thanks to newly revealed documents, this amazing story can now be told in its entirety for the first time.” By Nicholas Reynolds ERNEST HEMINGWAY was one of the most celebrated and influential writers of the…

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The Birth of the SAS — How a Paralyzed British Officer Dreamed Up the Elite Commando Unit from a Hospital Bed

“The commandos were intended to be Britain’s storm troops, volunteers selected and trained to carry out destructive raids against Axis targets.” No Allied commando unit in World War Two could match the record of Britain’s Special…

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Butcher’s Bill — Filmmaker Counts the Bloody Cost of World War Two

“Halloran tabulates the death toll suffered by the conflict’s many warring nations in a way that brings sobering new perspective to the war.” JOSEPH STALIN ONCE remarked that the death of one man is a tragedy…

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