The History Files

What World War II myths are still believed today?

Forget the War Movies... The Real World War Two was Not a Neat Little Story about Heroes, it was Absolute Chaos, Poorly Run and a Lot of Luck... Let us get rid of the myths... The “Unbeatable” German Technology? Horse Shit!!! The Tiger was a night…

Can Germany’s victory over France in 1940 be attributed primarily to luck and French mistakes?

In 1940, France had the numbers. The French army possessed a greater number of soldiers with all available firepower. According to theory their numbers should have made it simple to defeat Germany. They even had British backup. France should have …