Mirabel de Gordon received this sarcastic nickname during the Jacobite War of 1845 – 46.
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Visiting Potsdam, Where World War II Ended and the Cold War Began
Prussia’s second capital is home to years of rich history, much of which survived the war, just a day trip from Berlin.
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Ben Macintyre’s WWII Reading List
Author of the acclaimed books Operation Mincemeat (2010) and Agent Zigag (2007) shares his favorite books on the war.
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Win This Game With More Than Bullets
This new grand strategy game shows the might of ruling with economic savvy
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What If Hitler Had Not Killed Himself?
The Office of Strategic Services commissioned a psychological profile of Hitler to assess his likely future behavior. One likely course was that he would die a martyr; but what if he didn’t die at all?
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New Book on Hitler vs. Stalin Shows the Dark Side of Revisionism
Take a ride through Eastern Front myths long disproved by historical records from both Germany and Russia.
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An American Doctor’s Quiet Fight in Occupied Paris
Sumner Jackson made the most of his position as chief of surgery and secreted injured Allied prisoners out of occupied Paris.
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A Survivor’s Horrific Story of Life as a POW in the Pacific
Alastair Urquhart, one of 80,000 Brits who surrendered to the Japanese after the fall of Singapore, recounts how he survived three and a half years of brutal treatment.
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A Jewish Medic Reflects on Treating Wounded Nazis
In a letter to his sister, Louis Cooperberg shares his face-to-face experiences with the enemy.