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Hitler’s Secret War Machines – Nine Nazi Weapons that Violated the Versailles Treaty
“Within weeks of taking office, the Nazi dictator kicked off a clandestine campaign aimed at turning Germany into a global military super power before the end of the decade.” ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS RODE…
High Value Targets – The Plans to Assassinate The Top Wartime Leaders
“Hitler, FDR, Churchill, Stalin and Mussolini were all targets of elaborate assassination schemes.” TO SAY THAT the failed July 20, 1944, assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler has been well documented is an understatement. The conspiracy, which was…
‘Francs-tireurs’ – Meet the French Resistance of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War
“While the exploits of the resistance of World War Two have become the stuff of legend, history often forgets that French guerrillas mounted their own campaign against German occupiers a full 70 years before the…
Microscopic Enemies – Five Epidemics that Destroyed Armies
“From ancient times right up to the 21st Century, militaries either in garrison or on campaign have had to do battle with disease.” THE ANCIENT GREEK city-state of Athens was in a fight to the death against…
A Holiday to Remember — Soldier’s Letter From Front Recounts 1914 Christmas Truce
“We were just going to fire on them when we saw they had no rifles, so one of our men went to meet them.” (Originally published in MilitaryHistoryNow.com on Dec. 24, 2014) BRITAIN’S ROYAL MAIL…
The Castles of World War Two – Nine Medieval Strongholds and the Amazing Roles They Played in Wartime
“A great many ancient European fortresses figured prominently in the six-year conflict. Consider these.” FROM ITS PERCH HIGH ATOP THE FAMOUS White Cliffs, the sprawling fortress of Dover Castle protected England’s shores from invasion for hundreds of…
