Category: Odd Facts
The Battle of Stanley – The Forgotten Falklands Firefight That Was Erased From History
“The Royal Marines had lived among the Falkland islanders for a year and were preparing to rotate back to Britain, but there was no way they were going to give up their adopted home without…
Spitfire Nations — The British Weren’t the Only Ones To Fly the Iconic Warplane in Combat
“Americans, Soviets and a host of other countries operated the famous fighter plane during World War Two and in the Post War Era.” IT’S DIFFICULT TO overstate the reverence with which the British regard the Supermarine…
WW2’s Forgotten Front – 10 Chilling Facts About the Sino-Japanese War
“The conflict, which was fought between China’s competing Nationalists and Communist factions on one side and Imperial Japan on the other, stands as one of the darkest and deadliest chapters in human history.” By Jack…
Napoleon’s Middle-East Quagmire — Amazing Facts About the Disastrous Egypt Campaign
“Instead of seeing Napoleon’s army as liberators, the Egyptians revolted and the French found themselves cut off and engaged in a vicious insurgency far from home.” By David Smethhurst NAPOLEON BONAPARTE’S Egypt campaign began in…
Inside Churchill’s Spy Files – Five Top Secret Intelligence Operations That Helped the Allies Win WW2
“GARBO proved to be the most successful double agent of all time.” By Nigel West IN APRIL OF 1943, the British Security Service (MI5) agreed to begin briefing the Prime Minister on its most classified…
Eureka Moments – Seven Innovations From WW1 That Changed Our Daily Lives
“Few appreciate the sheer volume of non-military breakthroughs that emerged between 1914 and 1918.” By Doran Cart & Jonathan Casey HOW MANY INNOVATIONS came directly out of World War One? Tanks, flame throwers and sonar…
