Category: History

For Peter Strelzyk and Gunter Wetzel, the time, effort, and dangers they had to face were all worth it if it meant the freedom of their families.

Kangaroos were present during World War I but not as some form of vehicle or enemy-kicking companions.

What if you found out that the luxury hotel where you booked yourself for that surfing vacation turned out to be a spy den?

If you look back through history, you’ll see that there were many instances when warnings from people were ignored, and the result was disastrous events in history that clearly could have been prevented.

These impressive structures were constructed to protect the Nazi submarine fleet from aerial attacks during their refueling, refitting, or repairing, and they were almost indestructible.

Beginning in 1944, the United States began to see balloons flying over its air space. These were no ordinary balloons as they were carrying with them explosive bombs that could cause havoc wherever they would land and explode.

When Canada unveiled the gleaming white Avro Arrow in 1957, we thought we were witnessing a revolutionary moment in history when the aircraft industry would be changed forever.

Bismarck had a less-popular sister ship named Tirpitz, and she was dubbed the Lonely Queen of the North. Here’s what happened to her.

Poland urges Ukraine to recognize the dark truth of the latter’s past during the remembrance of the 1943 Volhynia Massacre on July 11.

It wasn’t until their devastating defeat at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea that swimming would be mandatory for the Japanese soldiers.

Marcel Marceau’s miming skills were not honed in a theater but rather in the chaotic stage of World War II.

Not all Germans loved Hitler or his decisions to drag the country into costly wars and cause the unjust sufferings of other nations.