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…

The Sans Hotel lounge was packed that Friday night in June 1968. Maybe 200 people, high rollers from the casino, celebrities, Vegas regulars,…

Dean Paul Martin Jr., everyone called him Dino, was 16 years old, standing in the wings of his father’s TV show, absolutely terrified.…

Dean Martin was in the middle of Return to Me when he saw her. Front row, third seat from the aisle. A woman…