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Operation Chariot – Inside the British Commando Raid on Saint-Nazaire
“Why did Britain even consider this sort of ‘death or glory’ raid when casualties were guaranteed to be heavy?” By Robert Lyman IN MARCH OF 1942 British Commandos and the Royal Navy launched one of…
Crossing the Red Line — 12 World Powers That Used Chemical Weapons Since the First World War
“The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1992 achieved a near-universal rejection of poison gas.” FOLLOWING THE introduction of chemical weapons during in the First World War, global opinion has largely condemned the use of poison gas….
Stalin’s Organ – 10 Surprising Facts About the Katyusha Rocket
“The Katyusha was omnipresent on the Eastern Front and likely contributed as much to the Allied victory as the M4 Sherman tank, the Higgins Boat or the Spitfire.” FOR ANYONE who fought on the Eastern Front in World…
Castro’s Cold Warriors – Inside the Foreign Campaigns of the Cuban Army
“Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s, Castro was only too eager to export revolution to the Third World. Often this support came in the form of combat troops.” AMERICA WAS STILL REELING from its humiliation in Vietnam…
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.”…
Gibraltar in the Crosshairs – Inside the Secret Nazi Plan to Grab the Rock
“Even before France had fallen, Hitler’s generals lobbied the German leader for permission to roll on into Spain and wrest control of Gibraltar from the British.” SHORTLY AFTER THE defeat of France in 1940, Adolf…
