Historian James Holland and his team attempt to walk 22 miles wearing 60 pounds of equipment just as the Nazi army did in the blitzkrieg sieges of WWII. But can they do it without the aid of ...
Soon after nightfall on May 12, 1940, German scouts crept through war-torn countryside along the Meuse River, passing blown bridges and searching for a crossing to the western bank. Suddenly they ...
Tanks barreled forward. Soldiers infiltrated the ground. Artillery raged. Planes dropped bombs. Germany and the Axis Powers enjoyed spectacular victory in 1940’s Battle of France: a campaign making ...
In April 1940, Hitler launched a lightning assault on Norway, exploiting Allied hesitation and targeting strategic ports to ...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) likened President Trump’s onslaught of executive action to a “blitzkrieg” whose ultimate goal is to “collapse our democracy.” “The freezing of federal grants, the firing of ...
Here’s What You Need to Know: The success of mechanized units against Poland later informed the Wehrmacht’s maneuver-oriented strategy in the Battle of France. When over 1.5 million German soldiers ...
World War I was the most devastating conflict in human history up to that point. It raged for four long years, and on its conclusion, there was hope that such a calamity would never happen again.
Though by no means difficult or historically accurate, Blitzkrieg 2 is still a fun, fast-paced World War II strategy game that lets you steamroll opponents into the ground. World War II has always ...
Of all the kriegs, blitz is probably my favourite. It's got a certain pazazz about it, the old blitzkrieg. The way those highly mobile arm of infantry and armour employ aggressive pincer and spearhead ...
One of the more unusual pairings in rock music has just been created for an upcoming tour. Party rocker Andrew W.K. has accepted an invitation from legendary Ramones drummer Marky Ramone to sing for ...