Honest Abe & the Sultana Disaster

Honest Abe & the Sultana Disaster

By John Tiffany. After suffering months—even years—in confederate PoW camps, these union soldiers were ecstatic to be finally going home. So optimistic were they, these emaciated former POWs didn’t even complain when they were packed like sardines on the steamship Sultana—the boat that was to take them back to their families. But though they had…

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The Real Story of WWII’S ‘Monuments Men’

The Real Story of WWII’S ‘Monuments Men’

Recently a Hollywood movie was released, purporting to tell the truth about the Nazi acquisition of European art treasures accumulated by the likes of Herman Goering, Adolf Hitler and others.

Of course the movie depicted the Germans as evil thieves who lined their pockets by looting the museums and private residences of the European capitals German troops were occupying. Naturally, the U.S. officers were depicted as avenging angels who did the world a service by locating and returning, for the most part, priceless treasures.

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WWI: How Europe Nearly Devoured Itself

WWI: How Europe Nearly Devoured Itself

Just over 100 years ago, in July and August 1914, events unfolded which are known at least in outline by anyone the least bit familiar with world history. But before the first shot was fired of what soon would be called the Great War, and later the First World War, there was the death of a family man and his wife. This family man, though, was heir to an empire, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este set in motion a series of events which would lead to the first truly worldwide war and bring about the near collapse of white civilization.

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A Cataclysmic Comet and the Waning of Bronze Age Cultures

A Cataclysmic Comet and the Waning of Bronze Age Cultures

After more than 30 centuries, the ruins of Malta still stand as mute testimony to the singular genius of our Stone Age ancestors. It was here, on these arid islands in the middle of the Mediterranean—due south of Sicily—that they successfully transitioned from Paleolithic cave painters to Neolithic megalith builders. In so doing, they spread a new creed of celestial worship far beyond their obscure and inhospitable base, encoding its fundamental principles in monumental architecture.

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The Gunpowder Plot: 17th-Century False Flag?

The Gunpowder Plot: 17th-Century False Flag?

Today, the image of Guido “Guy” Faukes is as well-known as any 17th-century figure, with masks of his likeness being worn by people across the globe who are even now gathering together to protest outside of symbols and edifices of financial and political power. But why has Faukes become possibly the most recognizable metaphor for resistance to tyranny?

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Germany’s Forgotten ‘Dunkirk’

Germany’s Forgotten ‘Dunkirk’

Countless movies, books and articles have been devoted to the so-called “Miracle of Dunkirk” in which an improvised armada of Royal Navy and civilian craft evacuated 338,000 trapped British and French soldiers from the coast of France in 1940 to prevent their capture by German forces.

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The State That Almost Was: The Free Republic of Franklin

The State That Almost Was: The Free Republic of Franklin

The amazing but little-known tale of America’s almost “14th state”—Seven of original 13 states voted to admit “Franklin” into the union. We have all heard of the 13 colonies that became the original 13 states of the United States of America. However, few history buffs are aware of what almost became our 14th state.

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