Armchair Historian – the Attempt to Kill Hitler | HistoryNet
Griffin Johnsen, the Armchair Historian, details Claus von Stauffenberg's failed 1944 attempt to bomb Adolf Hitler, take over Nazi Germany, and surrender to the Allies.
VIDEO: In Alaska, the 2nd Deadliest Battle of the Pacific
The Battle of Attu in May of 1943 was the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated U.S. territory. It was the second deadliest battle in the Pacific Theater, after Iwo Jima, due largely to a failed last-ditch banzai charge.
VIDEO: U.S. Troops Celebrate the First Veterans Day in 1918, 100 Years Ago
Before Veterans Day, it was Armistice Day, commemorating the surrender of Germany in WWI. Watch our "doughboys" get the news of their victory in the trenches.
