Category: Odd Facts
“Huzzah!” – Military History’s Ten Most Famous Battle Cries
“The famous Confederate ‘Rebel Yell’ is just one of many battle cries that have been heard on history’s killing fields. Consider these.” CIVIL WAR HISTORIAN Shelby Foote once remarked that any Union soldier who heard…
Raid on Los Baños – The WW2 Prison Camp Rescue That History Forgot
“The coordinated strike on the camp by 170 U.S. paratroopers and 75 Filipino guerrillas would use the element of surprise to overwhelm the few guards that remained at their posts.” By Bruce Henderson SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE…
Richard Somers’ Day of Duels – How One of America’s First Naval Heroes Faced Six Challengers to Preserve His Ship’s Honour
“To most modern readers, and even many of his contemporaries, Somers’ day of duels was a waste of courage. He himself may have even agreed with the sentiment.” By William J. Prom Richard Somers and…
The Killing of the Iron 12 – The Inside Story of One of WW1’s Forgotten War Crimes
This is the story of the largest execution of British soldiers by the Germans on the Western Front during the First World War. It was an atrocity which was largely forgotten for over 100 years….
Aero-Neurosis — The Little-Known Psychological Condition That Devastated WW1 Pilots
“I zoom up violently, the pressure pushes me into my seat, my sight goes for a second, then more shots… I’m skidding madly, zooming, doing flat turns, quick rolls, anything to stop them getting a…
The Berlin Tunnel – Inside One of the Cold War’s Boldest Intelligence Coups
“Constructing a quarter-mile tunnel into enemy territory and tapping into Soviet lines would be a major feat of engineering beyond the capabilities of either the CIA or SIS.” By Steve Vogel THE BERLIN TUNNEL, the…
