A corpse with a fake identity, a nuclear submarine and a masterclass in misdirection…
All tagged WW2
The Most Ambitious Escape Plan of WW2
Why break out of a prison when you can fly out of it…
What is 'Counterfactual Thinking'?
The lowdown on why we create alternative narratives for past events.
The Plane That Helped Save Britain
How a piece of unconventional thinking created a winning WW2 aircraft.
How Churchill avoided decision fatigue by wearing children's clothes
The story behind Winston Churchill’s “romper” suits.
As Fast As A Flying Falcon
How the peregrine falcon inspired a breakthrough in jet engine design.
Narrative Fallacy
How the human brain constructs more cause and effect scenarios than exist in reality.
What WW2 German tank design can teach us about product releases
Sometimes it's better to be 'good enough' than to agonise over the tiniest of details.
How prisoners of war used Monopoly to escape in World War II
How did the British secret service use the board game Monopoly to help POWs escape their evil captors?
