World War 2 | War History

New US Uniform Goes Back to the 1940s – Pinks and Greens

Ian Harvey

The US Army uniform is getting a ‘glow-up’ it has been confirmed, with the new duds looking rather like the old WWII ‘pinks and greens’,…

Oldest Living Survivor of the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Dies Aged 98

Ian Harvey

Jim Jarvis, the oldest survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, died on 6th June 2020 in Uniontown, Ohio. Jim was a well-known character…

Now You Can Spend a Night Inside Some Serious History

Ian Harvey

Saint-Pabu is situated on the far North-Western coast of Brittany, surrounded by perfect white beaches and bucolic countryside and is these days described as the…

Mystery of LCT That Vanished 77 Years ago With 14 Crew on Board Solved

Ian Harvey

The research vessel Prince Madog with her crew of research scientists have solved a 77-year-old mystery about the disappearance of LCT 326, which disappeared in…

Operation Market Garden Veteran Sandy Cortmann Dead at 97

Ian Harvey

At the 75th anniversary commemorations of Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in the Netherlands in 2019, Sandy Cortmann relived the adventure in a tandem parachute…

Last of the Desert Rats Passes Away at 107 Years of Age

Ian Harvey

Jimmy Sinclair passed away at the age of 107. Before his death, he had the distinctions of being both the oldest living person in Scotland…

DDay Livestream Direct From Normandy, Historians & Experts From Around the World

With most visitors unable to travel to Normandy for the 76th Anniversary of DDay due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, a filmmaker and battlefield tour guide…

Buried Spitfires of Burma, a ZOOM Interview With the Authors

Buried Spitfires of Burma: In April 2012, the Telegraph and the Guardian both report that British Prime Minister David  Cameron negotiated an agreement with Myanmar…

Return to Hardwick Documentary: ZOOM Interview With the Producer & Narrator

A History of the Mighty Eighth on film – By Paul Woodadge Within the War Film genre there are certain types of story that film-makers…

Beaufighter Discovered by Couple Walking on the Beach

Graham Holden and his partner were walking their dog on a Cleethorpes beach when they discovered wreckage that left him “amazed.” Experts believe that what…

New Video: The Piggyback Flight, a Story of Heroism, Courage & Strength

Piggyback Flight: On New Year’s Eve 1944, German onlookers saw what appeared to be a secret weapon flying over their heads. Seemingly an aircraft of…

Alligator Believed to Belong to Adolf Dies in Moscow Aged 84

Ian Harvey

It is a long way from Mississippi in the USA to Moscow in Russia, but that is the unlikely journey made by an alligator, hatched…