In 1941, Germany launched its lightning invasion of the USSR expecting swift victory—but instead collided with the T-34. This chapter reveals the moment the unstoppable blitzkrieg met its match and ...

As waves of Soviet armor advanced, a single Tiger tank commanded by 20-year-old Franz Staudegger roared into action. Despite mechanical issues and overwhelming odds, he held the line alone—destroying ...

The long-hidden thoughts of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czechoslovakia's founding father and first president, are believed to have finally come to light. An envelope, whose existence was previously ...

As diplomatic machinations were unfolding in Europe in 1939. The tension was growing between Germany, which was demanding Danzig from Poland, and Britain and France. Both sides wanted an alliance with ...

Spring: Embarrassed by Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista's brutality, the United States suspends military assistance to his regime. Summer: Batista's forces launch a last, unsuccessful push against a ...

Russia attacked Kryvyi Rih, Zelensky’s hometown, with dozens of Shahed drones, injuring civilians and damaging infrastructure across several regions. Ukraine’s 141st Brigade liberated Sichneve in the ...