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The Not So ‘Phoney War’ – There Was No Shortage of Bloodshed In WW2’s Supposedly ‘Quiet’ Opening Weeks
“The first six months of World War Two are often remembered as a relatively tranquil phase of the conflict… It was hardly uneventful.” IN BRITAIN, it became known as the “Phoney War” or the “Bore War.”…
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…
The First Into France – Meet the Elite “Pathfinders” of the Normandy Invasion
“Nearly 300 pathfinders took part in the pre-invasion.” IN HIS LANDMARK book D-Day: June 6, 1944, author Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of Sgt. Elmo Jones of the 82nd Airborne Division. Moments after leaping out of a C-47 Dakota…
Dogfight Over the Sea of Japan — The Cold War Air Battle That Officially Never Happened
“It seemed as if the fliers involved might be firing the first shots in a whole new conflict — World War Three.” THE COLD WAR wasn’t always that cold. In fact, on a few occasions it…
Damned Lies – Nine Wars Started Under False Pretexts
“The Tonkin Incident was not the only case of a major war being launched under dubious circumstances. Here are some other examples.” THE GULF OF of Tonkin Incident is remembered as the de facto beginning of full-scale American…
Kurz & Allison — Meet the Two Artists Whose Colourful Civil War Illustrations Captivated the Public
“The cartoon-like dramatizations of Civil War combat took the nation by storm and were snapped up by veterans and civilians eager to revel in the nostalgia of the bygone conflict.” EARLY PHOTOGRAPHERS LIKE Matthew Brady…
