Polish Ciphers and the Miracle on the Vistula
•October 5, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
Locked in a life-or-death struggle with Bolshevik Russia, Poland used its intelligence-gathering and code-breaking abilities to preserve the nation. More »
Signed June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I between Germany and the Allied nations and placed the blame for the war and its tremendous cost in lives and treasure on Germany. The treaty included more than 400 clauses that restricted German military and economic activities after the war, including the cession of territory and the payment of huge war reparations the Allied nations.
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Locked in a life-or-death struggle with Bolshevik Russia, Poland used its intelligence-gathering and code-breaking abilities to preserve the nation. More »
•September 12, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
Adolf Galland flew countless sorties, led the Luftwaffe fighter arm, and defied Reichsmarshal Hermann Göring. More »
•September 6, 2016 • 1 Comment
Thousands of pack animals and cavalry horses in WWII labored in the German Army, and many were killed in combat or slaughtered by starving soldiers. More »
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The German Sturmgewehr could be considered the world’s first real weapons system. More »
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The Junkers Ju-52 was versatile enough to meet the Luftwaffe’s ever-shifting transport missions. More »
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The Third Reich’s treatment of black soldiers was harsh, in keeping with its doctrine of racial superiority. More »
•April 28, 2016 • 1 Comment
Although the Maginot Line did not prevent a German invasion, it forced Adolf Hitler’s generals to rethink their plans for conquest. More »
•January 23, 2016 • Be the First to Comment
Although hailed as the father of American military intelligence, spy master Ralph Van Deman left behind a tarnished legacy. More »
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Throughout history, civilians—willingly or not—have been called upon to take up arms for their countries. It’s always the young who are taken first. More »
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Unstoppable V-2 Rockets rained death and destruction upon British civilians, but came too late to turn the tide of war in Adolf Hitler’s favor. More »
