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Fanciful Flattops — Three Amazing Aircraft Carriers that Might Have Changed History
“By 1940, the carrier, now christened the Graf Zeppelin, was still not yet ready for service — a shortage of anti-aircraft guns kept her in the shipyards.” EVEN BEFORE THE OUTBREAK of the Second World War,…
Surrounded – Some of History’s Most Incredible Sieges
Encircled, cut off and facing attack by government troops, the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been under what’s being described as a state of siege since late July. Elements of the 11th and 18th…
Beyond the Pail – The Unbelievable War of the Oaken Bucket
“The unlikely dispute was actually part of a wider ongoing feud between two warring factions in northern Italy.” SOME WARS ARE fought for land. Others have been waged over oil. More than a few have…
‘Unhistory’ — The Cold War Dogfight 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…
Black in Grey — Did Some African Americans Really Fight For the Confederacy? Historians Say No
“Some say it was a statistically insignificant handful, others maintain that it must have been ‘thousands.’“ BY THE END of the U.S. Civil War, there were approximately 180,000 African Americans fighting for the Union. This…
Allied Headhunters — Research Explains Origins of Wartime Trophy Taking
“The civilian public was shocked to learn that GIs, sailors and marines fighting the Japanese were collecting and trading the ears, teeth and heads of enemy dead.” IN THE spring of 1944, Life magazine ran…
