French war hero Charles Nungesser and his navigator François Coli vanished during their attempt to make the first transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, leaving behind one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.
Alan Turing had a brilliant mind and played a key role in breaking the Enigma code during WWII—but his ultimate fate is one of history's greatest tragedies.
During a food shortage in WWI, an army supply ship docked in Amsterdam and had to fight off men and women looting the supplies.
Virginia Hall and her daring spy ring were crucial to the Allied victory—but their accomplishments came at a brutally high cost.
“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date that will live in infamy, the United states of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – Franklin D. RooseveltThe...
Duct tape is one of the best inventions to come out of WWII, but few people know the bizarre story behind its name.
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