“Kolberg” — Nazi Germany’s Cinematic Swan Song
“The 104-minute feature film was a dramatization of the historic battle by Prussian patriots to defend Pomerania’s last un-conquered city from Napoleon.” THE LAST THING Germany’s dazed and weary masses wanted or needed in early 1945 was a movie —…
All Along the Watchtower — Danish Photographer Captures Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
IN 1942, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of a 2,000-mile long chain of coastal fortifications to safeguard Occupied Europe from an Allied invasion. It took more than a half a million labourers over two years to…
No Survivors – Famous Regiments That Were Completely Wiped Out
“Custer’s 7th Cavalry is just one of several army units from history that have been completely wiped out in a single battle.” THE CITIZENS OF AMERICA received a nasty surprise for their country’s 100th anniversary. In early…
P-47 Thunderbolt – 11 Fast Facts About Republic’s Rugged Fighter Plane
“More than 15,600 Thunderbolts were manufactured between 1941 and 1945 and they served in every theatre of the war.” WITH ITS SLEEK LINES, nimble handling and lightning-fast speed, the North American P-51 quickly became a…
Bonaparte the Bookworm – Napoleon Was An Avid Reader; So What Were His Favourite Books?
“At the École Militaire in Paris and as a young artillery officer, Napoleon continued to read classical scholars, as well as more recent French and Italian authors.” By Shannon Selin NAPOLEON BONAPARTE was a voracious…
Instant Arsenal – Six Bizarre Impromptu Weapons of Britain’s WW2 Home Guard
“Although Germany would eventually abandon all plans of landing troops on British soil, the Home Guard (and its oddball arsenal) continued to hold the line until the very end of the war.” AS THE RAF and the…
