Mystery Documentation

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"Mad Lieutenant Colonel" once defeated Nazi Germany with a bow and arrow

John Churchill, a British lieutenant colonel fighting with a bow and arrow during World War II, said that anyone who goes to battle without a sword is "inadequate."

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The most notorious snipers in the Finnish-Soviet war

Connie Pereira 27 Sep 2020

Simo Hayha inflicted great damage on Soviet soldiers with just a rifle without a viewfinder, earning the Finnish sniper the nickname "White Death".

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The first to 'bring' China to America

Burton Holmes, who began his travel speaking career at the age of 20, gave Americans their first insights into China since 1892.

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The US campaign recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists

Ben Myers 25 Aug 2020

In order to prevent German technology from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union, the United States conducted the Paperclip Campaign, secretly recruiting more than 1,600 Nazi scientists.

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The 'playboy' agent is the prototype of 007

RnzNa Bhattarai 10 Aug 2020

On the cover of British magazine Observer in May 1973 is a picture of spy Dusko Popov and the question "is this James Bond in real life?".

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