Bon Appétit, Bonaparte! — What Did Napoleon Like to Eat and Drink?
“The simplest dishes were those he preferred; but he was not easy to please…” AT HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY at Joseph Bonaparte’s New Jersey estate in my novel Napoleon in America, the exiled French emperor is served…
Sea Wolves Unleashed – Inside Germany’s First U-Boat War
“Ironically, it was Kaiser Wilhelm II who had second thoughts about attacking neutral shipping. The 55-year-old German emperor considered the drowning of innocent civilians ‘a dreadful thought.’” By Mike Peters AT THE OUTBREAK of World…
Most Wanted — The Nine Worst Nazi War Criminals (and How They Died)
To mark the release of The West Point History of World War II, Volume 1—the latest interactive digital book from Rowan Technology—the historians and designers at Rowan present nine case studies on the fates of the…
What’s Up, ‘Doc’? – Fundraiser Aims to Return WW2 B-29 to the Skies
“Cash raised will cover the cost of getting the four-engine bomber into the air.” FIFI, THE WORLD’S only airworthy Boeing B-29 bomber, may soon be getting some company if a Kansas-based Kickstarter funding campaign reaches its target….
Panzerschreck — Five Amazing Facts About the German Bazooka
“Under ideal conditions, Panzerschrecks were enormously effective. A single shot could usually knock out an enemy tank.” By GermanWarMachine.com THE PANZERSCHRECK OR “tank fright” was a German-built hand-held anti-tank weapon that made life uncomfortable for Allied tank…
Famous Fakes – 10 Celebrated Wartime Photos That Were Staged, Altered or Fabricated
“Some of history’s most iconic images of warfare were fabricated, staged or manipulated. Here are some of the more famous examples.” IN JANUARY 2014, the Associated Press announced that it had cut ties with award-winning…
