Month: February 2014
When In Rome — Was American Exceptionalism Inspired By An Ancient ‘Superpower’?
“The Romans were pretty sure they were the good guys … It helped that they believed their civilization and their political system were better than those of the peoples they invaded.” By Dr. Shadi Bartsch…
The Many Battles for Sochi – Olympic Town Has Seen Its Fair Share of Bloodshed
The eyes of the world are fixed on Sochi as some of the planet’s best athletes vie there for Olympic gold. Yet, this isn’t the first time the Russian Black Sea resort town has been…
Reader Infographic — 100 Years of British Army Weapons and Equipment
Last year, an MHN reader from the United Kingdom by the name of Allie Redmond forwarded us this infographic she composed about the 250-year evolution of the uniform of the British soldier. Well, Allie’s back…
Slow Burn — 11 Terrifying Facts About Mustard Gas
“Here are some little-known facts about one of history’s most terrible weapons of mass destruction.” TO THE MILLIONS OF MEN FIGHTING IN FLANDERS in 1917, it would have been hard to imagine how the hell of trench warfare could…
‘Life Goes On’ – The Unfinished Nazi War Movie That History Forgot
“The completed footage mysteriously vanished in the chaos of the Third Reich’s final days making Life Goes On perhaps the greatest lost artifact of Nazi Germany.” FOR GERMANY, 1944 was a dark year indeed. News from…
We Have Met the Enemy And They Are Small – A Brief History of Bug Warfare
National Geographic reported last week that biologists from the University of Tübingen in Germany have uncovered evidence that the Nazis may have tested malaria-carrying mosquitoes for possible use against the Allies. According to the article, which…
