Thanks to a Japanese POW, We Have Godzilla
What most of us don’t know was that Godzilla was created by a Japanese POW who himself faced his own monsters at that time.
History
A tale of the CIA, Spies and the Sears Catalog During the Vietnam War
Would you take Sears products as a form of payment for your spying works like these agents did during Vietnam War?
Infantry Weapons That Stood the Test of Time
Even when produced long ago, there are still some infantry weapons still being used by the militaries of today all over the world, proof that quality is indeed an investment in the future.
Operation Union II: When Four Marines Were Mistaken as an Entire Battalion by the Germans
Maj. Peter J. Ortiz and three others went on a mission and made the Germans believe they were fighting a battalion of Marines.
Zimmerit: The Unnecessary Coating on German Tanks During WWII
The anti-magnetic mine coating that the Germans added to their tanks turned out to be unnecessary.
A WWII British Commando was Recommended for a Victoria Cross, by a German Naval Officer
It was not unusual for officers to get recommendations for awards like the British’s Victoria Cross… unless it was from the enemy.
Did The Nazi Really Try to Fry the World With A Giant Sun Gun?
Perhaps it was Hitler’s fascination and hunger for technological advancement, or maybe it was his desire to reign over the world and mass murder people. Whichever it was, it led to the creation of one of their most daring, ambitious, and uncalled-for weapon ideas: The sun gun.
Anti-flash White: Paint That Could Protect Against a Nuclear Blast?
US and Britain came up with the idea of defending their aircraft, not with some special coating or anti-radiation technology but by painting it with a special color called anti-flash white.
Scorched Earth Tactics, Making War on the Earth itself
The scorched earth tactics have been used for the longest time, back from the Scythians, and the latest one being the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Major World War II Operations That Never Happened
Here are some of those lesser-known and never-realized operations and projects during the Second World War.
The Ramree Island Massacre: When Crocodiles may have Slaughtered Hundreds of Japanese Soldiers
The Japanese soldiers on Ramree Island during the nearing end of World War II had a dilemma that resulted in the deadliest crocodile feast ever.
Operation Gunnerside: Hindering Germany’s Atomic Bomb Project
When a group of Norwegian commandos descended to the bottom of a valley across a half-frozen river and then climbed a 500-foot-high snowy cliff in the middle of the dark winter night, no one really knew what to expect.
