History

When Lt. Col. James H. Howard found himself alone amidst 30 German fighters one fateful day in January 1944, he did not fret nor did he back down.

Without necessary medical equipment, Dr. Gupta borrowed a Black and Decker power drill from the Marines and used that to open Vidaña’s skull.

When the Allies had access to the Fuhrer’s food supply, they decided the best course of action was to douse his food with estrogen in hopes that making him feminine would tame him down.

If you’re good at something, never do it for free. As for the White Company of the 14th century, they were good at warfare, so they got paid for it.

Rape was so rampant during Congo Wars that the United Nations considered it as an instrument, and not a side effect of war.

Although not much known in history, Artemisia was a decisive and intelligent leader, but thanks to a sexist legend, she was portrayed as a woman who was obsessed with love.

How did this meek and peaceful farming equipment turn rouge and become a favorite uprising weapon?

The words “pope” and “warrior” don’t go together in one sentence. Putting two together is a juxtaposition unless, of course, you’re Pope Julius II, who happened to be called the “Warrior Pope.”

Just two years before the holocaust, Hitler’s planners came up with an operation involving disabled children.

A minstrel song with a seemingly innocent name was allegedly used as a mockery to the Confederacy by the Union troops from the Northern parts of the US. 

One unpopular experimental weapon developed by the United States during World War II was the use of bats to drop bombs over Japan.

War calls for conservation measures to help in the war effort, so people had to find creative and effective ways to cut back on costs and supplies.