Category: Odd Facts
‘No Mercy’ — How the Ghosts of 1918 Made the Germany Army Ruthless Towards Deserters in WW2
“After World War I, German commanders and military jurists drew the conclusion that the Imperial German Army had been too lenient in the crisis year of 1918. They vowed that if Germany ever went…
Operation Wildhorn III – Inside the Secret Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Missile Out of Nazi-Occupied Europe
“Polish agents and a British aircrew would join forces to spirit the innards of one of the Third Reich’s most fearsome weapons out of the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe right under the noses of the…
Desert Mirage — Meet the Illusionists Who Hid an Entire Allied Army from Rommel
“You must conceal 150,000 men with a thousand guns and a thousand tanks, on a plain as flat and as hard as a billiard table, and the Germans must not know anything about it, although…
The Death of an Army — How One of America’s Worst Generals Produced the Deadliest Peacetime Military Disaster in U.S. History
“Despite these horrendous losses, Wilkinson was never held accountable for his incompetence and corruption.” By Howard W. Cox SOLDIERS enlist in the army with the full realization that they one day may have to face…
The Last Sailing Warship – Inside the Amazing Voyage of the Kaiser’s Commerce Raider ‘Seeadler’
“Von Luckner preferred to capture his prey rather than kill. In its entire career as a raider, Seeadler’s guns only took a single life.” By Blaine Pardoe THE STORIED AGE OF SAIL was long over…
Child Soldiers of the U.S. Civil War — Just How Rare Was Underage Enlistment in Armies of the Era?
“If military physicians strongly opposed youth enlistment, and plenty of parents fought to retain authority over sons up to age 21, how did so many boys below 18 end up in the army?” By Rebecca…
