Tag: WWII

History, Trivia

In one WWII battle, crocodiles killed more Japanese soldiers than the Allies

On February 19, 1945, British troops invaded a tropical island off the coast of Burma, forcing the Japanese occupiers to retreat into the island’s crocodile-infested mangrove forests. One veteran of the Ramree Island campaign, Bruce Stanley Wright, described the night that followed: “The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp punctured by the screams of wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, … Continue reading In one WWII battle, crocodiles killed more Japanese soldiers than the Allies

Taylor Shortal
History, Trivia

The notorious origin of the first presidential armored car

Manufactured by a man once named America’s “Public Enemy Number One,” this battle-ready sedan would become the Secret Service’s first bulletproof “Cadillac One.” Immediately after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, fears of further attacks on federal targets spread across the United States. The Secret Service even warned President Roosevelt that they couldn’t guarantee his safety if more than fifty well-armed … Continue reading The notorious origin of the first presidential armored car

Taylor Shortal