Sherlock Pope

What World War II Soldiers’ Battle Gear Look Like

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In 1775, soldiers wore hunting shirts to distinguish themselves from the British at the Siege of Boston. When World War II began in Europe in 1939, the uniforms worn by the soldiers were, in many cases, not much different from those their fathers had worn in the First World War. But the mass slaughter of … Read more

20+ Rare Historical Photographs That Will Take Your Breath Away

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Historical photographs allow us to peer directly into the past and gain better understanding of how things were. Many of them amaze us. Most of them fascinate us that we can’t help but take a closer look. Below are another outstanding selection of precisely these kinds of historical photos. Enjoy! A polar explorer proffers a … Read more

The Deadly Soviet Women Snipers Who Terrorized the Nazis

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Sniper Lyuba Makarova on the Kalinin front (1943) IMAGE: OZERKSY/AFP/GETTY IMAGES When the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, Soviet men and women sprang to join the army to defend their country. Most women enlisted as nurses, clerks, and cooks. Some of them trained to become deadly badass snipers. These women, around 2000 … Read more

Most Expensive Pocket Watch in History Made for Marie Antoinette completed in 1827

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The Queen never got a chance to admire the most expensive pocket watch ever made in the world. It was supposed to be a present for her. But the Breguet number 160 known as the “Marie-Antoinette” in the Queen’s honor, was completed in 1827 –- 44 years after the watch was ordered, and 34 years … Read more

Inside the Dreaded World War I German U-Boat

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During the First World War, Germany deployed a fleet of 351 unterseeboote, or simply known as U-boats, to terrorize and sink Allied ships. Although the U-boats didn’t have much success against nimble British warships, but the merchant vessels and civilian ships were torpedoed. The sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania, a civilian vessel, caused the United … Read more

Japanese acoustic enemy locators known as “War Tubas”

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Aerial warfare became increasingly important during World War I. Zeppelin airships conducted bombing raids on England. Aircraft were employed as bombers by both sides. If only the approach of an enemy aircraft was detected effectively, they could defend themselves better. This led to both sides to develop listening devices to detect enemies at a distance. … Read more