Year: 2020
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo – 12 Amazing Facts About WW2’s Doolittle Raid
“Despite inflicting only light damage on the enemy, the raid electrified an American public still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor.” (Originally published on April 17, 2017) IT WAS 75 years ago this week…
A Nazi Titanic Film? – The Third Reich’s Outrageous Take on History’s Most Famous Maritime Disaster
“Titanic cost Berlin an estimated 4 million Reichsmarks (roughly equal to $180 million today) making it one of the most expensive films of the 20th Century.” FOR MORE THAN a century, the RMS Titanic has been…
Killing Napoleon – How a Failed Plot to Assassinate Bonaparte Changed the Course of History
“Napoleon’s coach turned the corner just as the bomb went off. The enormous blast shook houses on the street and threw clouds of dust, smoke and debris into the air.” By Jonathan North NAPOLEON BONAPARTE…
Holy Warriors – Meet Three Legendary Soldiers Who Became Saints
“Throughout history there have been moments where the lines between good and evil are clearly visible.” By George Yagi Jr. IT’S BEEN SAID that there are no atheists in foxholes. There may be something to…
The Charleville Musket – How France’s Legendary Long-Arm Made Its Mark on History
“Compared to the.75 caliber Brown Bess of the British, the Charleville was the better musket. It was lighter, more steam-lined, and more durable.” By John Danielski ON MAY 11, 1745, the van of the Duke…
352 Kills — How Germany’s Erich Hartmann Became History’s Deadliest Flying Ace
“Hartmann was always more of a tactician than a brawler. He was aggressive but not reckless, and understood his aircraft bolt-for-bolt.” By Erik Schmidt AMONG THE World War II Luftwaffe’s experten, Erich Hartmann stands alone….
