The leading Nazi figures were tried after World War Two. Evidence was everywhere—photos, documents, witnesses. But when the judge asked whether they were guilty they all said not guilty. People could not believe it. But it was not chance. It was i…
As a German who has served in the Bundeswehr, I met my share of former Wehrmacht soldiers. Most of them (including some of my relatives) were drafted into the Army and cannot really be considered Nazis or ex-Nazis. One of my uncles was killed in R…
During the horrific Russian winter German tankers often slept inside their tanks, tightly huddling in their seats. The famous Tigers, for instance, didn’t have a heating system so the interior of the tank could reach the same temp as the outside, …
Severe confusion, shame, depression and in time…resentful anger. France is an old, competent and proud power. The grand Allied failure (yes Allied. The British failed too), left them stunned and humiliated. There is a reason, this picture is famou…
Yes; and it’s looking more likely with every passing day. Now that the IAF has achieved air supremacy over Iran and Tehran, specifically, it seems like Operation Rising Lion intended to appeal to Trump all along. To see what I mean, the events of …
Vladimir Putin has locked himself from the beginning in the narrative of a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the propaganda he has been pushing to the Russian people for months. The Russian people would not understand that Putin now d…
In September of 1987 a co-pilot made an emergency landing in Portland, Maine. What had happened was the hatch of the aircraft had flown open and it appeared that the pilot was sucked out and lost. The airplane was a Beechcraft 99, a commuter craft…
With Russia rejecting/redirecting every, single attempt by Western leaders to at least establish a 30-day ceasefire, it is obvious that Russia is the one favoring conflict over peaceful relations. It was Putin who suggested peace talks in Istanbul…
Three U.S. Army airmen Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jr. and Specialists Four Glenn Andreotta and Four Lawrence Colburn brought forth the truth about My Lai massacres through their open actions. The soldiers took more than an information-sharing r…
The Japanese were clearly less willing to surrender than the Germans. The average German in 1945 offered little to no resistance to the advancing Allied troops (mainly the Western Allies; they were harder on the Soviets after hearing all the stori…
The Japanese soldiers were so cruel during WWII that it beggers belief. There is a tendency in fiction of authors trying to be impartial when depicting historic conflicts. In the 2007 film Letters from Iwo Jima we follow a sympathetic group of Jap…
Napoleon's Island Dilemma Napoleon devastated Europe. His forces—700,000 strong—were a monster. Cities were conquered. Borders shifted. Kings surrendered. But one foe remained elusive: Britain . Why? Because it's an island. Napoleon was wo…
Why Japan Fought So Hard on the Islands—But Gave Up Quickly in Manchuria On the islands, Japanese troops fought as if their lives were at stake—because they were. In Manchuria? They surrendered quickly. Why? It wasn't whether they were brave o…
What If Germany and the Soviet Union Remained Allies? Suppose this: Germany and the Soviet Union remain buddies. No battling each other. Only one war — all in the West. That includes Germany sending all it has — troops, tanks and aircraft — to bat…
I ran's F-14s: Still in the Fight In the 1970s Iran needed power — true power. The Shah traveled to the U.S. and purchased the best plane that money could buy: the F-14 Tomcat. Quick, deadly and far superior to its time. Capable of detecting …
At the beginning of World War II the Canadian navy was minuscule: Six ships and a few thousand people. Basically nothing. Yet war is a speedy affair and Canada had some playing to catch. It built the third largest navy in the world by the end of th…
Summer, 1941. The Soviets are deep in Germany. Their main army are closing on Moscow. The generals want to hit hard, take the city and end the war fast. But Hitler says no. He wants to go south to Ukraine’s food and the oil fields further down. Th…
