In the spring of 1944, the Western Allies undertook one of the most crucial campaigns on the Southern Front of the Second World War in Europe. This was the Battle of Monte Cassino, in which the Allies sought to break through the German and Italian line in Central Italy and open a pathway to seizing […]
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History is littered with traitors who sold their countries or families for personal gain. But unfortunately, for some people, greed and power overrule loyalty. Every country has fallen prey to someone who has switched sides for their gain. It doesn’t matter if it’s money or political power promised to them. People have seen fit to
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When it comes to finding the best WW2 books, there are many available on the market today. But finding the best books should never be difficult for you! There are many choices, and you may not know where to start. In this blog, we’ve done the research for you! So, here is our review of
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“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender!” These are perhaps some of the most famous lines in warfare. In one of his most famous speeches, they were uttered by
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Drug use was rampant during World War II. Soldiers, sailors, and airmen turned to drugs for one reason or another. Some used drugs to escape the horrors of war, while others used them to boost their performance on the battlefield. Drug use was not limited to soldiers in the armed forces. Many civilians also turned
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In February of 1945, the Japanese army suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of British forces in Burma. The debacle was so bad that the Japanese troops were forced to retreat and flee into the mangrove swamps of Ramree Island. What awaited them there was a horror beyond comprehension. This post will reveal the
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Military historians who have observed the Second World War have long observed that the turning point in the conflict in Europe was the decision by Nazi Germany to invade Soviet Russia in 1941. Before this, the Nazis had conquered all before them. But, when their armies stalled outside Moscow and Leningrad in the winter of
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WW2 was a global war lasting from 1939 to 1945. The majority of the world’s countries, including every great power, faced off in two opposing camps: the Axis and Allies. In the end, over 70,000,000 people were dead, and large chunks of Europe and Asia were left in ruins. Test your knowledge about this great
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One would think that of all the senior members of the Nazi regime, someone like Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis, or Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, would have been deemed ‘The most dangerous man in Europe.’ But that wasn’t the case. By the end of the Second World War in 1944,
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People have been throwing things at each other as long as there has been war. If they explode or start a fire, it’s all the better from a military perspective. By the seventh century, the Byzantines were throwing jars of ‘Greek Fire,’ a mysterious concoction probably made of a mix of naphtha and quicklime, at
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