4 American traitors more destructive than Benedict Arnold
What causes someone to betray their country, everyone and everything they’ve ever known, and risk their freedom – and maybe even their life – for some kind of short term…
11 American spies who did the worst damage to the US military
History has shown that all spies are not created equal in terms of the damage their efforts have done to military readiness. Here are 11 of the worst:
1. Julius Rosenberg gave Russia plans for nuclear bombs.
Why Robert E. Lee wasn’t hanged as a traitor after the Civil War
The United States Constitution defines treason as “levying war against them [the U.S. government], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” Under this definition, every Confederate…
The 7 most notorious traitors in military history
There are a lot of hated people in military history and no one is more hated than a turncoat. Even the troops on a traitor’s new side will never trust them entirely — after all, they turned their back on their own country for personal gain. How…
These are the punishments for convicted War Criminals
The Hague and international community have little remorse for convicted war criminals. Generally, there are only two sente…
WW2 spy thriller ‘Traitors’ is getting mixed reviews
Netflix dropped its latest British TV series on March 29, a spy thriller set at the end of World World II.
“Traitors” is streaming globally exclusively on Netflix outside of the UK and Ireland, and airs on the UK’s Channel 4 network. It sta…
This may be the origin of the ‘Dear John’ letter
No two innocent-sounding words can crush a troop’s morale quite like “Dear John.” In the military lexicon, a “Dear John” letter is a cute letter sent by a troop’s lady back home that lets him know she’s gone. These letters typical start with …