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Hitler's elite unit was nearly wiped out: The brutal SS Viking escape from the Caucasus

From the savage, house-to-house street battles of Rostov to the frozen, blood-soaked mountain passes of the Caucasus, the infamous SS Viking Division was pushed past the breaking point during ...
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Nuclear Armageddon on rails: The top secret US Peacekeeper program

During the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force developed a nuclear deterrent system unlike any other—the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison. Inspired by the Soviet RT-23 “nuclear ghost trains,” this project ...