Archive - Historical Tidbits

Mini: The Colors of War

The Evolution of American Civil War Uniforms

Oct 31, 2024 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

December 2023

Mini: The Topsy-Turvy World of Ancient Egypt

When Up is Down and so Forth

Dec 14, 2023 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

November 2023

An Update to the Format

Nov 26, 2023 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

April 2023

The Man who Build Huge Guns for Saddam Hussein

In the late 1980s, the Iraqis started a project to build a series of guns large enough to launch satellites into space and other more destructive…

Apr 1, 2023 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

January 2023

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Jan 2, 2023 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

December 2022

August 2022

August 2022 Programming Update

First, I’d like to apologize the for the lack of articles lately.

Aug 29, 2022 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

April 2022

Sorry for the Delay

Hi, fellow history buffs.

Apr 29, 2022 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

March 2022

A Small Group of Polish Soldiers Stopped Thousands of Nazi Soldiers in Their Tracks

Most histories of World War II gloss over the German invasion of Poland.

Mar 31, 2022 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

Did Polish Cavalry Charge Tanks During World War II?

The image of Polish cavalry charging German Panzers during World War II is often used as an example of Polish backwardness.

Mar 24, 2022 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

The Nazis Planned to Use the Sun to Attack Their Enemies

Some of the Nazi super weapons were marvels of ingenuity, like the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter plane and the V-2 ballistic missile. There were also…

Mar 1, 2022 •

John Paul Wohlscheid

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