The Ghost Raiders — How the Threat of Nazi Auxiliary Cruisers Caused Panic in the Far East
“The Allies logically feared that German freighters harbouring in Japan and elsewhere might be converted into armed auxiliary cruisers, ushering in a commerce raider war.” By Stephen Robinson THE MOMENT THE Second World War broke…
The Spanish Flu – 10 Facts About the 1918 Pandemic That Killed More People Than WW1
“While historians have catalogued the conflict’s causes and effects for a century now, the pandemic has largely fallen into history’s dustbin. Yet its effects were just as consequential and far reaching as the war itself….
Meet John C.H. Lee — The Forgotten Logistical Mastermind Behind the Allied Invasion of Europe
“Throughout the brutal summer and fall of 1944, Lee kept the Allied troops fed, their guns loaded and their tanks gassed up” No invasion in history can match the mind-boggling scale of D-Day. The Allies’…
How to Win a War in 3 Easy Steps – A Selection of the Best (and Worst) Army Training Films
“Most of them are mind-numbingly utilitarian; others are unintentionally hilarious.” IT’S NOT OFTEN that an army training film gets a nod from the Oscars. But that’s just what happened in 1944 when a War Department…
Wide-Angle History — War Museum Shares Panoramic Images of WW1
“Panoramic photography was a popular technique dating back to the late 19th Century.” MORE THAN 600,000 Canadians served in the First World War – an impressive feat for a country with a population of just…
Passed Over – Why Was U.S. Navy Ace Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa Denied the Medal of Honor?
“Swede’s intercept came at a strategically significant moment in the Pacific War, essentially salvaging the Allied offensive timetable.” By Ted Edwards IT WAS DURING the pivotal Oct. 26, 1942 carrier battle of the Santa Cruz…
