Erwin Rommel – 12 Remarkable Facts About Germany’s Legendary “Desert Fox”

“Rommel’s aggressiveness on the battlefield obscured a deep sense of human decency, one that was ultimately at odds the murderous regime for which he fought.” REVERED BY his men, feared and respected by his enemies, Erwin…

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Wartime Witchcraft? – The Strange Case of Helen Duncan and the Sinking of HMS Barham

“How was Duncan picking up on military secrets? Was she in contact with the enemy? Was she receiving leaked information from inside the War Office? Or was she really a witch?” HELEN DUNCAN, 44, was hosting…

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The Quotable Bonaparte – Nine of Napoleon’s Most Memorable Quips Explained

By Shannon Selin HAVING ALREADY LOOKED AT TEN THINGS NAPOLEON NEVER SAID , here are nine famous quotes that are correctly attributed to Bonaparte (although they are often taken out of context). Considering the circumstances…

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Theatre of War – 14 Unexpected Historic Reenactment Groups

CIVIL WAR REENACTMENTS JUST AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE. So writes Jesse Marx in an article on the news site TheWeek.com. While a decade ago, there were an estimated 50,000 living-history enthusiasts in the…

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Mouthpieces – History’s Most Famous Wartime Propaganda Broadcasters

“Baghdad Bob was just the latest in a long series of famous (and infamous) wartime propagandists that emerged in the age of mass media.” IN APRIL, 2003, things looked bad for Saddam Hussein. Three weeks…

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“For Wounds Received” – 15 Remarkable Facts About the Purple Heart

“Originally known as the Badge of Military Merit, the medal was established by General George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782.”   IT’S LIKELY FEW AMERICANS even know about one of their country’s newest (and perhaps least-known)…

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