Can’t Keep a Good Man Down….

Or an American prisoner. Not if he is determined to get loose, anyway. Learn more through the article linked below, readers: This Day in History: An American sailor, captured by a German submarine On this day in 1918, a Navy lieutenant is held as a German prisoner. Edouard Victor Michel Izac had been captured just …

Review: The Paths of Cormanor by Jim Breyfogle

I know that I am overdue to post book reviews here, readers. The knowledge eats at me; I have several books on my TBR list about which I wish to write. And that list is growing by the day, so I had better start thinning the ranks! Cirsova Publishing was kind enough to provide me …

Chugga-Chugga, Choo-Choo!

Yeah, I’m tired. That is the best title my brain could come up with for this post. If you are a train and camera enthusiast or know someone who is, then this article from The Vintage News should be right up your alley! Enjoy, readers! ‘The Flying Train’ Now Colorised, 1902 Film Captures Futuristic Ride …

A Spectacular Find

Follow the link to learn more, readers! Archaeology Intern Unearths Spectacular, 2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger By Katherine J. Wu MARCH 2, 2020 As far as internships go, Nico Calman arguably had an especially good one. During his stint with the Westphalie Department for the Preservation and Care of Field Monuments in Germany last year, 19-year-old Calman unearthed …

You Can Do a Lot…

…with a little. Just ask the United States Marines. Six Marines parachuted into occupied France after D-Day to help the French Resistance fight the Nazis. One Marine was killed at the drop zone, another was injured badly. The remaining four faced the task of training the French underground fighters – known as the Maquis – …

“Greater love than this hath no man: than to lay down his life for his friend.”

Take a look at this inspiring story from World War II Poland, readers: During WWII these Polish nuns offered their lives so that others might live Philip Kosloski | Sep 04, 2019 The martyrs of Nowogródek prayed to God that the Nazis would kill them instead of a group of prisoners. In 1942 the Nazis invaded …

A Nightmare from History

Alt-history writers might find this article interesting. Most people do not know that the Nazis attempted to build their own nuclear reactor and weapons during World War II. Due to Allied sabotage memorialized by Sabaton* and other factors listed in this Vintage News story, they never completed the project. That does not mean the program’s …

The Priest Who Rescued Jews, Allies, and Germans

Good Lord, the Christmas season has already begun?!? Talk about time flying while one is having fun. What a year! As this is the first Sunday of Advent, I have linked to an article with a religious subject for this Flotsam ‘n’ Jetsam post. It might be a bit dark for the Christmas season, but …

Footwear to Last Millennia

Wow, when the Romans made something to last, they did not mess around. The shoe below was made in Ancient Rome, but you would not know that to look at it. It is so well preserved one could be forgiven for thinking it was made in the 1800s. But this dainty shoe was made, worn, …

Weibertreue – How Faithful Women Saved a Besieged German Fort in the Middle Ages

It is well known in the South-eastern portion of the United States of America that one does not stand in the way of “the ladies.” When Southern women put their mind to doing something, whether it be setting up a bazaar or rearranging the structure of local government, the men know better than to stand …