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Eugene Bullard – The First African-American Combat Pilot Was a Hero in France But Forgotten in the U.S.
“Despite his acclaim in France, Bullard received virtually no recognition in America.” EUGENE JACQUES BULLARD may have been the 6,950th French military pilot to earn his wings during World War One, but he’s remembered as history’s…
The Many Battles for Sochi – Olympic Town Has Seen Its Fair Share of Bloodshed
The eyes of the world are fixed on Sochi as some of the planet’s best athletes vie there for Olympic gold. Yet, this isn’t the first time the Russian Black Sea resort town has been…
Slow Burn — 11 Terrifying Facts About Mustard Gas
“Here are some little-known facts about one of history’s most terrible weapons of mass destruction.” TO THE MILLIONS OF MEN FIGHTING IN FLANDERS in 1917, it would have been hard to imagine how the hell of trench warfare could…
‘Life Goes On’ – The Unfinished Nazi War Movie That History Forgot
“The completed footage mysteriously vanished in the chaos of the Third Reich’s final days making Life Goes On perhaps the greatest lost artifact of Nazi Germany.” FOR GERMANY, 1944 was a dark year indeed. News from…
We Have Met the Enemy And They Are Small – A Brief History of Bug Warfare
National Geographic reported last week that biologists from the University of Tübingen in Germany have uncovered evidence that the Nazis may have tested malaria-carrying mosquitoes for possible use against the Allies. According to the article, which…
Don’t Mention the War! – British Pundit Bemoans WW1 Centenary Coverage
With six months still to go until the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, some people have already had enough of the expansive media attention being paid to the commemorations. Simon…
