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Nordhausen was a sub-camp of the concentration camp Dora-Mittelbau. This camp was created by the SS for prisoners too weak or too ill to work in the tunnels of Dora on the fabrication of the German V1 and V2 rockets. Following the Nazi terminology, Nordhausen was a “Vernichtungslager”, an extermination…
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Photo series – Intimate moments of soldiers during the world wars Until now, Michael Stokes has published eight books on a similar topic: photographs of men, sometimes with a slight sexual, erotic charge. He is also planning two books for 2020, one of which is entitled My Naked Soldier and is a…
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Todays’ #BlackHistoryMonth Milestone: 1861, Civil War and the Emancipation In the spring of 1861, the bitter sectional conflicts that had been intensifying between North and South over the course of four decades erupted into civil war, with 11 southern states seceding from the Union and forming the Confederate States of…
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“Men Only Correct the Women They Love” – A Harsh Truth Listen up, men. If you’re letting a woman spiral into chaos without stepping in, you don’t love her—you’re just playing along for your own convenience. Real love isn’t about passive acceptance; it’s about stepping up, holding her accountable, and…
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Today marks the 71st anniversary of The Liberation of Dachau. Oklahoma has strong ties to that day through the incredible efforts of the 45th Infantry Division. The 45th Infantry Division was formed in 1923 from elements of the National Guards of four states; Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Following…
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One of the most horrific terms in history was used by Nazi Germany to designate human beings whose lives were unimportant, or those who should be killed outright: Lebensunwertes Leben, or “life unworthy of life”. The phrase was applied to the mentally impaired and later to the “racially inferior,” or…
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Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp in northern Germany was liberated on 15th April 1945. Bergen-Belsen was initially established in 1940 as a prisoner of war camp for Allied prisoners. In 1943 it became a Nazi concentration camp to which, the SS deported an ever-increasing number of inmates from Nazi camps further…
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The Egtved girl, a Bronze Age teenager buried in Denmark around 3,400 years ago, is believed to have come from a foreign land, as suggested by the analysis of her hair and teeth in a 2015 study. Despite the decay of her bones, her hair, nails, and clothing were well-preserved,…
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Behold the twisted Viking sword, a relic from the late 10th century AD that emerged from the grave in Vold, Hedmark, Norway. This isn’t just any artifact; it’s a glimpse into a world where swords weren’t simply tools of war but symbols of honor and death. Its pommel? Lost, probably…