The Allies allegedly dropped fake bombs on a fake Nazi airfield
The story began as a bizarre but hilarious urban legend of fake bombs by the Allied military forces in World War II, but it began to catch on as more…
How mafioso Lucky Luciano helped the Allies invade Sicily in 1943
“In view of the friendly feeling towards America entertained by a great number of citizens of Italy,” President Franklin Roosevelt wrote in a telegram to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill,…
The flag used to surrender Jerusalem to the Allies in 1917 is in an Ohio museum
Outside of Lawrence of Arabia, the Middle East Theater of World War I is an often underreported area of the Great War, but much of what happened during that time…
Afghan allies and citizens prepare for struggles during harsh Afghanistan winter
Since taking over Afghanistan in August 2021, Taliban leaders have raked in millions through sales of opiates and passports and by renting out construction equipment prior to the World Cup. Despite this profiteering,…
How the English city of Manchester allied itself with Abraham Lincoln
The special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States is a relatively recent relationship. During the Civil War, things were much less cordial and often downright hostile. Yet,…
Tuxedo Park: The secret palace of science that helped us win WWII
Millionaire scientist and Wall Street tycoon Alfred Lee Loomis who personally funded scientific research at his private estate and later went on to lead radar research efforts during WWII.
But the technological developments of Tuxedo Park did…
Why the Dresden firebombing campaign was a PR nightmare during WWII
Amidst the last months of World War II from February 13-15, 1945, Allied armies bombed the historic city of Dresden in eastern Germany. The Dresden Firebombing is viewed as a…
Today in military history: Allies’ ill-fated attack at Dardanelles
On March 18, 1915, Allied forces attacked the narrow, strategically critical Dardanelles. A strait in northwestern Turkey, the Dardanelles was the only waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea Black Sea and…
The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII
In 1940, Hitler and the Nazis rolled up western Europe, culminating with the Fall of France. The capitulation of the French government left Britain alone to stand against the Nazis….
Today in military history: Puerto Ricans become US citizens to fight with Allies
On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans and called upon them to serve in World War I. While under Spanish rule, Puerto Rico fought…