World War One Statistics
The Japan Times – World War One left millions people wounded, widowed, without parents, and dead. These horrifying numbers gives you a small insight onto…
Northern Ireland Imagines a Nuclear Attack
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Northern Ireland Civil Servants drew up a dossier that details what would be expected if a nuclear bomb was dropped…
Soviets Prepared to Exploit the IRA during the Cold War
December 27,2013 – The Scotsman reports that the Soviet Union was prepared to exploit the IRA during the Cold War. The Irish government tried to…
Straight From the Doc – A Moving Speech by a WWII Veteran
William “Doc” Long turned 89 years old in May and he still works at the truck company he and his brother founded in 1945 with…
Forgotten Military Medals Finally Returning Home
The Huffington Post shares a story of a Rita Dudczak in Lackawanna, New York. On December 16th, the county officials returned military medals to Ms.…
Russia Plans to Release A New Nuclear Missile in 2018
Reuters reports that Russia is planning on deploying a new type of long range missiles sometime in 2018. These missiles will be replacing the Cold…
Folkestone Racecourse Sets the Scene for the War and Peace Revival
December 24, 3013, Kent News reports that the War and Peace Revival is being held at the Folkestone Racecourse in 2014 and the dates have…
The Tale of the Christmas Cake
This is a story of a submarine serviceman, Bert Smith, who loved Christmas cake. Unfortunately, the serviceman couldn’t enjoy his gift in 1939 while he…
Bastogne Remembers: 69th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
Bastogne, a town in Belgium, holds a reenactment every year that simulates the Battle of the Bulge. This historic WWII battle was known as one…
Big Lottery Fund Helps Veterans be able to Commemorate D-Day
The York Press reported on December 23rd, 2013 that Normandy veterans from York have been blessed with a large lottery grant. The veterans plan on…
World War I Scots Refuse to Play Ball with the Enemy
December 25th may be best remembered during the First World War by the soldiers because of a football game held between the British and German…
Archeaologists Unearth Skeletal Remains from a Warsaw Ghetto
Times of Israel reports that Archaeologists in Warsaw found bits and pieces of human remains that were probably buried there during the Warsaw ghetto uprising.…