I Can’t Close Them,’ She Whispered — The Moment a U.S. Doctor Froze in Horror. NU
I Can’t Close Them,’ She Whispered — The Moment a U.S. Doctor Froze in Horror CHAPTER I The Barn That Wasn’t on Any Map January, 1945.Somewhere on the frozen plains of Nebraska, far from any town marked clearly on a civilian…
The “Mad” Mechanic Who Engineered the Gun Soldiers Trusted Most. NU
The “Mad” Mechanic Who Engineered the Gun Soldiers Trusted Most Imagine being trapped in a dark bunker in the Pacific jungle. The enemy is mere meters away. Your weapon jams. You’re dead. But what if there was a weapon so…
After Years on Starvation Rations, German Women POWs Burst into Tears When They Saw the Meal They Were Given. NU
After Years on Starvation Rations, German Women POWs Burst into Tears When They Saw the Meal They Were Given April 28th, 1945. The outskirts of Munich. The world was ending in thunder. Not the divine, cleansing thunder of a Wagnerian…
American Doctor Froze During a POW Inspection — His Discovery Forced an Immediate Change in Camp Policy. NU
American Doctor Froze During a POW Inspection — His Discovery Forced an Immediate Change in Camp Policy The Rats Under Barracks Seven (Camp Alva, Oklahoma, 1943) Chapter 1 — The Inspection That Should Have Been Ordinary Camp Alva, Oklahoma, August…
How Jim Crow America Treated Enemy Prisoners Better Than Its Own Black Soldiers During WWII. NU
How Jim Crow America Treated Enemy Prisoners Better Than Its Own Black Soldiers During WWII The bell above the diner door gave a soft, metallic clink as it swung shut. Inside, the air was a thick, comforting fog of melted…
Her Own Mother Betrayed Her to the Nazis — But Everything Changed the Moment She Fell Into American Hands. NU.
Her Own Mother Betrayed Her to the Nazis — But Everything Changed the Moment She Fell Into American Hands April 11th, 1945. The Thuringian forest west of Jena smelled of damp pine needles and the sharp, metallic tang of cordite….
“The Leap: How a Fearless Machinist Jumped Into a Burning Plane to Save the USS Enterprise”. NU.
“The Leap: How a Fearless Machinist Jumped Into a Burning Plane to Save the USS Enterprise” On February 1, 1942, the central Pacific Ocean was a place of primal terror. Only eight weeks had passed since the devastating attack on…
German Women POWs Expected Horror From U.S. Troops—What Actually Happened Changed Everything. NU.
German Women POWs Expected Horror From U.S. Troops—What Actually Happened Changed Everything The air in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 17, 1945, didn’t smell like victory. It tasted of pulverized concrete, wet ash, and the persistent, cold drizzle that turned the…
They Thought It Was Cattle Feed: How Starving German POWs Discovered American Corn with One Life-Changing Bite. NU.
They Thought It Was Cattle Feed: How Starving German POWs Discovered American Corn with One Life-Changing Bite The war in Europe didn’t end with a signature in a quiet room; for the women of the Luftwaffe Signals Corps, it ended in a…
Cowboys of Mercy: The Moment Rugged American Guards Chose Compassion—and Left Starving German Women POWs in Shock”. NU.
Cowboys of Mercy: The Moment Rugged American Guards Chose Compassion—and Left Starving German Women POWs in Shock” The outskirts of Stoddwald, Germany, in April 1945, did not look like a battlefield; they looked like the end of the world. The…