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In 1345, the city of Caffa was razed by a vicious pandemic, in what would, centuries later, be recognized as the first use of biological warfare in history. After successfully repelling the first ...

Probably the most iconic German aircraft during WWII, the Stuka dive bomber became the symbol of a string of successful campaigns in the early stages of the war. Hailed as the weapon of terror, it was ...

Project Stargate sounds like something out of this world – and it kind of is. No, it doesn’t refer to wormholes or the exploration of other planets, but, instead, a Central Intelligence Agency ...

Concentration camps are usually linked to WWII and the horrors of the Holocaust. However, they were around long before this and were used by many other countries. The first concentration camps were in ...

We know that millions of weapons were made during WWII – but do we know the cost of their production? This isn’t a bulletproof guide, as the cost of many weapons changed throughout the war, but these ...

When you think of post-war rifles that have stood the test of time, the Heckler & Koch G3 immediately comes to mind. Featuring a design that incorporated World War II-era developments with Cold ...

Japanese intentions to invade mainland Australia during World War Two have long been the subject of passionate debate amongst historians worldwide. Some scholars are convinced that the Japanese had ...

From July 1976 to December 1989 a strange noise could be heard on shortwave radios all around the globe. The signal was extremely powerful and was immediately noticed by both amateur and professional ...

The de Havilland Mosquito was one of Britains most iconic aircraft. The high-velocity airplane made entirely from plywood was landing severe blows on the Reich industry. The Germans realized that such ...

One of the best-known films about the Second World War is The Longest Day (1962), which centers around D-Day. In a number of scenes, members of the cast, whether they’re portraying members of the ...

The Polish government is calling for recognition for the Polish mathematicians who provided indispensable aid to Alan Turing in cracking the German Enigma code during the Second World War. Today, it ...