France, which had declared war on Germany in September 1939, had the most powerful army in the world. The total number of French troops was…
From the Author.There are many mysteries in the history of World War II. Among them is one involving a secret mission by the Führer’s closest…
From the author.When Hitler learned of Stalin’s plans to invade Europe in the summer of 1941, he ordered his General Staff to draw up the…
On 26 November 1941, US President Franklin Roosevelt was awakened by a special late-night phone call. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called with news of…
From the author.On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end. During the four-year war, 150 German submarines sank 5 thousand 700…
From the author.Otto Skorzeny, nicknamed “Long Otto” because of his two-meter height, was a legend of the Third Reich and a special commando who carried…
The Third Reich’s agony began with the surrender of Italy in early September 1943 and the subsequent opening of a second, southern front. By the…
After the capture of Berlin in May 1945, the bodies of two ‘Hitlers’ were found by a special squad of NKVD in the courtyard of…
From the author.Three-quarters of a century has passed since the last days of the Great War in Europe. It contained so many mysteries that it…
A magnificent lake hides in the mountains of southern Austria. Here, the mountain air is filled with the tart aromas of pine needles and blossoming…
