Yes. In fact, in the 1939-40 war against the original allies of France, Poland and Great Britain, Germany did win. Today, we see these victories as inevitabilities. To the world in 1940, they were nothing short of unimaginable. These victories are not just tactical: -Poland ceases to exis…
Yes. In fact, in the 1939-40 war against the original allies of France, Poland and Great Britain, Germany did win. Today, we see these victories as inevitabilities. To the world in 1940, they were nothing short of unimaginable. These victories are n…
Harry Jowsey is not legally married in real life. If you watch the last episode of his Netflix show, Let's Marry Harry , it looks like he actually got married. He pick travel photographer Amber Mozo. They walk down aisle together, read their vow…
About… all of them, or close enough to not matter. Talking back to Hitler was not like talking back to Stalin in that it put your life at risk. Not a single German officer was executed or otherwise heavily punished for criticizing or talking back to…
Red Pants Problem When World War I began in 1914, French soldiers had dark blue jackets and very red trousers. Army already realized that soldiers were clearly visible in the red pants but the politicians were unwilling to change it. There was one e…
In August 1945, the Japanese army in China believed that they were safe with a million soldiers. However, they had committed a great error. They failed to remember a painful lesson the Soviet Red Army had taught them six years earlier. The Soviets h…
In the 1940s, a special fighter plane was constructed by an Australian company, known as the CA-15. It was called the "Kangaroo" for some rather peculiar reason. The first time it was tested on the ground, the landing gear was so bouncy th…
There was a long-lasting popular belief that Martin Bormann, one of Hitler's most loyal assistants, fled Germany after the war and spent the rest of his life in South America. However, it appeared that the truth was much harsher and quite ironic…
The most startling aspect of the end of the war in the Pacific was the speed with which the guards grew fearful. The Japanese prison guards exercised the power of kings over the camps for years. They beat prisoners, insulted them and used fear to co…
