The Terror of World War Two in the USA after Pearl Harbor
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US was gripped by a wave of panic. Newspapers printed maps of the US with…
Illegal Salvage of War Ship Wrecks on the Increase in Asian Seas
Three sunken Japanese cargo transporters that historians believed were the Kokusei Maru, Higane Maru and Hiyori Maru, have been destroyed in what appears to be…
US Soldier Missing Since the Korean War to Receive Military Burial
The US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) made an announcement on Tuesday that they had recovered the remains of Army Corporal Gerald I. Shepler, missing…
Australia and Indonesia Join Forces to Save the HMAS Perth
Australia and Indonesia are joining forces to protect the wreckage of the HMAS Perth off the coast of Java. Next month, they will jointly dive…
Famous German Actress Marika Rökk May Have Been Soviet Spy, According to declassified documents
Marika Rökk was one of the most popular movie stars in Germany during World War II and after. She rose to fame when the Nazi…
Winnie and Pooh: innocent names for big Second World War guns
Just the sight of the big guns that at one time guarded the coasts of southern England in World War II would intimidate the faint…
This veteran’s daring escape from Nazi POW camp during World War Two has been kept quiet until now
Realizing he could be shot by Nazi guards at any moment, RAF doctor Tom Cullen’s heart raced as he scrambled over the 8-foot high barbed…
Ministry of Defence seek relatives of Lawrence Strawson, killed in action at Dunkirk
A while ago a grave in the Calonne Cemetery, Belgium, was brought to the attention of the British Ministry of Defense. The only information supplied…
The Peggotty – An accident that should never have occurred – WW2 Boat Sunk In Collision
Two vessels, the Peggotty and Petunia Seaways were involved in a collision that took place in the Humber estuary. Peggotty (previously Maid of Galloway) was…
Questioning the Authenticity of ‘Hitler’s phone’ from World War II
This is the story of what is believed to be the phone used by Hitler in the bunker during World War II. The phone was…
Danish Student Finds WWII Plane Wreck During School Assignment
Daniel Kristensen, 14, lives in Birkelse, in northern Denmark. He was recently given a homework assignment to research World War II. His grandfather told him…
Artworks Looted From Poland In WW2 Are Being Returned
Horst von Waechter of Austria is returning artworks which members of his family had looted from the southern Polish city of Krakow during World War Two. Polish…