Category: Odd Facts
The Forgotten Trench Diggers of the Western Front – Meet WW1’s Chinese Labour Corps
“Their efforts have been all but forgotten amid the wider narrative of the First World War.” BY LATE 1916, the Allied armies on the Western Front were being bled white. The British had lost more…
Operation Downfall — The Campaign to Conquer Japan Would Have Dwarfed the D-Day Landings
“The U.S. military, expecting the resistance of a ‘fanatically hostile population’, were making preparations for between 1.7 and 4 million casualties.” IT COULD BE called the world’s greatest battle… that never happened. Operation Downfall, the codename…
The Odd Couple – How Many Times Have England and France Joined Forces?
“Despite the centuries of bad blood between the French and English, there were a few rare moments between 1066 and 1815 when the two nations joined forces to defeat common enemies.” WAS ANYONE more uneasy…
Operation Wandering Soul – Ghost Tape Number 10 and the Haunted Jungles of Vietnam
“Vietnamese legends held that on the anniversary of a person’s death, a spiritual channel between our world and the afterlife can open making communication possible. Was this just such a phenomenon?” JUST AFTER dusk on the night of…
Rumours of War – Five Outlandish Fabrications Spun by WW1 Propagandists
“The ‘contemptible army myth’ would be just one of the myriad of fictions that were spread during the conflict by army spin doctors, patriotic newspaper editors, war-weary civilians and overly-imaginative soldiers.” THE FIRST WORLD WAR was…
The Medal of Honor – 13 Amazing Facts About the American Military’s Highest Award for Bravery
“The Medal of Honor is awarded by the president in the name of the U.S. Congress. As of 1963, only American military personnel engaged in combat against an enemy of the United States are eligible…
