The Battle of Nauru – Nazi Germany’s Forgotten Foray into the Pacific

The Battle of Nauru - Nazi Germany's Forgotten Foray into the Pacific

In late 1940, the tiny tropical island of Nauru seemed about as far from the bloody battlefields of the Second World War as one could get. Also known as Pleasant Island, the 21 sq. km (8 sq.

The Gustloff Incident – History’s Deadliest (and Mostly Forgotten) Maritime Disaster

The Gustloff Incident - History's Deadliest (and Mostly Forgotten) Maritime Disaster

The RMS Titanic is by far the most famous ill-fated ship of all time. Yet the unlucky luxury liner, which went down with more than 1,600 on board, can't touch the doomed Nazi cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff when it comes to lives lost.