Which one was worse, Indonesia under Dutch rule or Japanese rule?
My paternal grandmother is still alive and still remembers the colonial era. At that time, she was still a teenager and often told me about the Dutch and…
After two opium wars, how was the number of opium addicts of China?
The opium hit China hard after the wars — Men lay in dens with their pipes, women too. The smoke curled up and they dreamed. They did not…
Why has Trump caved and decided to pause tariffs for 90 days? Did he get scared of China?
Alright, here’s my take on this in a polished but chill vibe: I’m not buying for a sec that this was Trump’s grand master plan from the start,…
How close was Britain from losing WW2?
My grandfather was a ww2 vet; he told me that after we got crushed by Hitler he stumbled upon a photograph of british ladies clearing their destroyed homes…
Were the tanks sent to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease returned after the war?
No, and here’s the deal: pretty much nothing sent through Lend-Lease came back, despite what the “lending” part might suggest. The Soviets got around 7,000 tanks, mostly M4…
Trump claims that tariffs on aluminum will force foreign companies to move their production to the U.S. Is this actually possible?
Firstly the USA has 15 aluminum production facilities in operation now. [NOTE: Someone posted a comment saying “most of those 15 are shutdown.” Unfortunately, I have lost track…
Why didn’t the Japanese try to decipher the famous “Navajo” code by capturing a Navajo native during WWII?
The Japanese did try to figure out the code from captured Navajo men. However, they were unsuccessful in using them to decipher the code. The reason was simple….
Had Hitler waited just one more year before attacking Russia, would Germany have won the war?
My understanding is that Germany had technology far ahead of the allies only not the time to roll it out. WW2 “German technology” gets a great deal of…
Could the Germans have won D-Day?
Yes, there was certainly a chance that the D-Day landings might be defeated. The Germans knew that the landings were coming, and they had done their best to…
What World War II myths are still believed today?
Two Pearl Harbor myths that seem to have real staying power even today. 1 – The US was “lucky” that the aircraft carriers were not in Pearl Harbor…