Category: WW2
Vanished with No Record – The USS Seawolf Submarine
USS Seawolf SS-197 completed 14 successful patrols hunting Japanese vessels through the Southeast Asian waters before inexplicably vanishing in OctoRead More…
Afrika Korps – Furthest South Raid
The story of Sonderkommando Blaich’s daring raid on Chad in January 1942, the furthest raid south made by Rommel’s Afrika Korps.Read More…
General Patton’s Death – Accident or Murder?
Was General George S. Patton, America’s most famous WWII general, murdered in December 1945? And why? We examine the circumstances and the theorRead More…
Secret Nazi Antarctic Base – Fact or Fiction?
Did the Germans have a secret base in Antarctica during World War II. Is there any truth in this tale? Did U-Boats visit Antarctica, and did the GermaRead More…
Wheels on Water – The Slow, Ugly, and Incredibly Successful Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina, or Pigboat, was one of the most versatile and effective multi-role aircraft of World War II.Although this flying amphibRead More…
The Nazis Accidentally Reached Space First in 1944
It is a little-known fact that the first man-made object to reach space was a Nazi weapon. The Vergeltungswaffe 2, or Vengeance Weapon 2, was tRead More…
Iconic Vought F4U Corsair – WWII Most formidable American fighter?
Most formidable American fighter Corsair F4U?. Iconic WWII American fighter. The Corsair was the Marine Corps’ workhorse fighter and arguably the Read More…
Hunting Dr. Evil – Hans Kammler: Hitler’s Secret Weapons Chief
Hans Kammler was in the every sense the true Dr. Evil – he ran the concentration camp system and was in charge of the special weapons projects, inclRead More…
Nazi Germany’s Last Jet Fighter – Argentina 1950
When the war ended, lots of Nazi war crimes suspects and scientific personnel fled to Argentina, welcomed by President Juan Peron’s regime. One was Read More…