Himmler’s Witches Library Discovered in the Czech Republic
The library of books about the occult accumulated by Heinrich Himmler, Nazi SS chief, was discovered last year in the Czech Republic. Since the end…
Hero Who Wouldn’t Surrender Received Posthumous Victoria Cross
Every soldier who braved the battlefields of World War I is a hero. Among the soldiers from Chichester, West Sussex, there is one who…
After More Than Half a Century, World War II Drydock to find a new Home
The Richland drydock, in use in the Pacific since World War II, was moved to the Philippines from Naval Base Guam in January. The 467-ton…
I Survived A Firing Squad
Can you imagine what it must be like to be marched out to face a firing squad, say goodbye to your closest friend who is…
Decorated WWII veteran and intelligence officer Bob Horsley dies, age 94
A WWII airman who flew on the bombing raid on Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest has died, aged 94. Robert Milham Horsley grew up in York and…
Report reveals the CIA attempted to assassinate Castro using a scuba-diving suit
The U.S. National Security Archive has published information that the CIA tried to assassinate Fidel Castro using a diving suit contaminated with Madura foot fungus…
Committee chooses Battle of Stirling Bridge monument design
The Guardians of Scotland Trust has chosen the design for a new public monument at the site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge in central…
Civil War shipwreck may be a Blockade Runner
During the Civil War, Confederate blockade runners evaded Union blockades set up to prevent war supplies and other goods from reaching the South. They used…
Russian Army Deserter Found Living in Forest for 10 Years
A soldier in the Russian Army who deserted ten years ago has been found in the forests outside of Petropavlovsk, where he has been living…
The Doolittle raid remembered
Just before eight o’clock on the morning of December 7th, 1941, Japanese carrier based aircraft launched an unprovoked attacked on the US naval base at…
Duke of Windsor’s visit to Nazi Germany in 1937.
A parcel of sixty photographs, compiled by the equerry to the Duke of Windsor, Sir Dudley Forwood, of an unofficial visit of the Duke of…
Future of JFK’s Cold War Bunker in doubt
The Port of Palm Beach and the operators of the bunker where President John F. Kennedy would have been protected had World War III erupted…