The army guard wanted to “get his Germans someday.” So he killed sleeping prisoners.
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How a British Fire Barrage Deterred a German Invasion
Britain devised a system to shoot walls of flames from its shorelines and deter a German invasion. It worked, but not how they drew it up.
The Gepard Tank: A German Cheetah That Changed its Spots in Ukraine
Ukraine’s anti-aircraft defenses include the world’s best “triple A” system.
Did German Military Leaders Really Turn to Travel Guidebooks to Determine Which English Cities to Bomb?
“We’ll go out and bomb every building in Britain given three stars in the Baedeker.”
When a WWI German Zeppelin Tried to Bomb Edinburgh Castle — and Missed
This massive Scottish castle is hard to miss. But that’s exactly what a German zeppelin crew did when they took aim at it in 1916.
Book Review: ‘Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty’
Generations of a Jewish family make their mark on their world in this hefty tome from Andrew Meier.
Nazis Built an Escape-Proof Castle. Allied POWs Got Out More Than 30 Times.
Author Ben Macintyre tackles the almost mythic status of Colditz POWs in his latest work.
World War I Germany Had an Official Hate Song. Brits Made It a Joke.
The “Hymn of Hate” was supposed to provoke fear in Britain. Instead, it provoked laughter.
Book Review: Hitler’s American Gamble / Pearl Harbor and Germany’s March to Global War
A fantastic new crop of revisionist histories focused on World War II’s staggered beginnings […]
The Morgenthau Plan: Reminding Germany of Its Defeat
Why a postwar American plan to make Germans pay for Nazi sins backfired.