Detecting enemy aircraft before the invention of Radar- Weird examples show acoustic locators of the past
Slinky was invented by mistake during WWII by a naval engineer who was trying to design a meter to monitor power on naval battleships
‘If only I had known what he would turn out to be’- A VC hero who held Hitler at gunpoint – and let him go
English blood, Irish heart – John Kenneally’s forged identity and outstanding courage that won him the Victoria Cross
“Sweetheart Grips” – WWII soldiers would make clear grips for their pistols to display their sweethearts …
The first Victoria Cross of WWII was awarded to a banker who pioneered triathlon with sprinting, bombs and wheelbarrows
The Medal of Honor winner who threw himself on two Japanese grenades, survived the blast and saved his comrades – and was only 17