Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa
There’s an old saying that says no two true democracies have ever gone to war with each other – and let’s not pretend Russia is a true democracy. One might…
This is why Americans should never wear cringey El Che T-shirts
For most people, wearing an EL Che Shirt is a fashion statement, while it is more of a political statement to others. At the same time, most people perceive Che…
Here’s what happened to 6 American soldiers who defected to North Korea
Isolated and sealed off from the rest of the world, North Korea doesn’t exactly shine as a beacon of hope and light. But for a half dozen American soldiers serving after the Korean War ended, it apparently seemed that way.
The war came …
This is the Communists’ perfectly-bred military working dog
After the end of World War II, the Red Army was looking to create the “supreme” military working dog. After combining 17 different breeds, the Communists created a marvel o…
Today in military history: Soviets invade Czechoslovakia
On Aug. 20, 1968, two hundred thousand Soviet troops and five thousand tanks invaded Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was firmly democratic for decades before World War II, but German forces partially occupied…
How losing Vietnam was actually a victory for 5 other countries
On Jan. 27, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Paris Peace Accords, formally ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. On Apr. 30, 1975, the country of South Vietnam formally came to an end as North Vietnamese tanks rolled across bases and a…
The insane way the first cosmonaut got back to Earth
The very first man to go to space was a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, who rose to the top of his class thanks to his stunning memory, quick reactions, and poise during emergencies. That poise would come in handy since his spacecraft couldn’t surv…
6 ways East Germans escaped the grip of Communism
At the end of World War II, Germany was divided in half, leaving West and East Germany. The West was controlled by NATO and the Warsaw Pact nations controlled the East. The former capital of Berlin was torn in two, split between communists and capi…
I went to North Korea and saw the US Navy ship still being held captive after 50 years
I didn’t even get a t-shirt. It was too expensive.
Everything in North Korea takes you in through the gift shop and out through the same gift shop in an attempt to milk cash from visitors so they can buy Hennessy en masse from the duty f…
Buried in a casino wall, a dark secret from Romania’s Communist past
BUCHAREST — When she was growing up in a small town in southern Romania, Laura Voicila was stigmatized by her father’s past.
In 1949, as the communists tightened their grip on the Eastern European country, Nicolaie Voicila, 17, was arrested …