Category Archives: World War I & II

Operation Gunnerside: The Most Important WWII Mission you Never Heard Of

Operation Gunnerside was arguably the most important covert mission of World War II. It’s goal was daunting – to prevent Adolf Hitler from creating the atomic bomb first. Gunnerside would do so by denying the Nazi’s enough heavy water (deuterium oxide) to build a nuclear weapon. The Vemork hydroelectric plant, located in a remote valleyContinue reading “Operation Gunnerside: The Most Important WWII Mission you Never Heard Of”

10 Nazi Propaganda Tricks Hitler Used to Sway the German People

To Listen to an Audio Podcast [Click Here] Outside of Germany during World War II, people around the globe were aghast at the profound deceitfulness of Nazi Party propaganda, the self-righteous arrogance, the outright falsehoods, the sowing of fear and hatred, the astonishing acceptance of the German people. How on earth could intelligent, rational peopleContinue reading “10 Nazi Propaganda Tricks Hitler Used to Sway the German People”

White Friday 1916 – History’s Deadliest Avalanche occurred during WWI

The deadliest avalanche in history occurred at the worst possible time in the worst possible place.   A powerful avalanche killed hundreds of Austrian and Italian soldiers near Italy’s Mount Marmolada on 13 December 1916, in the middle of World War I. It would come to be known as White Friday. Over the next several weeks,Continue reading “White Friday 1916 – History’s Deadliest Avalanche occurred during WWI”

The Lost Amber Room – Russian Treasure and Nazi Plunder

When most people hear the word amber they might think about the popular Jurassic Park movies, where dinosaur DNA was discovered.  But the precious stone has been prized for centuries, most especially by the former Russian Empire. Their famous Amber Room was made with TONS of it.  After several back and forth “exchanges” between NaziContinue reading “The Lost Amber Room – Russian Treasure and Nazi Plunder”