A teleprinter chats like a machine gun. Paper spills onto the floor. A phone rings once, twice, then stops. In the Wolf Shanser,…

Paper snaps under a seal. A brush strokes ink. Slow, careful, then stops. Rain ticks against the shutters of a Tokyo office while…

Leather soles snap along a tiled corridor. Fast, urgent. A steel door swings open. Paper slaps onto a desk under a harsh lamp.…

This tank had two main enemies. The first was called the T34, and the Tiger could handle it without much trouble. Its shells…

We are accustomed to considering the German school of weaponry as the benchmark for technical creativity. The Stormg which gave rise to the…

The official propaganda of the Third Reich demanded that soldiers fight to the death. In the second half of the war, orders to…

In 1944, Germany was obsessed with gigantism. Design bureaus were drawing up plans for 100 ton tanks. Hitler demanded weapons capable of firing…

The Golden Pallet. Most expensive restaurant in Las Vegas. December 8th, 1959. Dean Martin walked through the front door with Sammy Davis Jr.…

Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. July 12th, 1962. 6:47 p.m. [clears throat] 17-year-old Michael Castellano had been singing on the corner for 2 hours.…

The cameras were rolling, the audience was watching, and Jimmy Stewart, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood history, was standing on stage…