Holocaust Survivor WWII Letters Sheds Light On Divisive Jewish Councils
Mirjam Levie was born in Amsterdam in 1917. In 1938, she was still living in Amsterdam and had become engaged to Leo Bolle. He left…
US plans to protect Atlantic Torpedo Alley graveyard
The US Government has announced plans to protect historic military wrecks off the coast of North Carolina as they are the largest concentration of WWII…
After 335 Years Of War Between the Netherlands & the Tiny Isles of Scilly: No Casualties!
The south-western extremity of Great Britain juts out into the Atlantic Ocean’s warm Gulf Stream waters. Some 30 miles out to sea, to the west…
Holocaust Survivor Proclaims Forgiveness For Nazis Who Murdered Her Family
A Holocaust survivor has told the story of how she survived Auschwitz concentration camp and how today she forgives the Nazis who killed her family…
80th Anniversary Spitfire Commemoration Flypast To Be Cancelled
Editors note: This story is no longer current, the 80th anniversary flypast will take place: Spitfire inspires next generation of British aviators on its…
Navajo World War Two Code Talker Dies Aged 92
A Navajo World War Two code talker has died at the age of 92. Ernest Yazhe would use his native language of Navajo as a code…
Colditz Castle: PoW’s Found The Wine Cellar, Drank The Lot & Refilled The Bottles With Urine
Colditz Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop some thirty miles from Leipzig in Germany. Originally built in 1200 AD, the castle was subsequently altered…
Amazing Tank Factories Of WWII
During World Wars One and Two tank manufacturing was big business. The British first referred to tanks as ‘landships’ and the government set up a…
David Stoliar – Lone survivor of Jewish Refugee Ship Sunk By A Soviet Torpedo During WWII
David Stoliar was the only surviving person when a Jewish refugee ship, the Struma, was sunk during World War Two. As Jews fled Europe in…
Vietnam War dead set to be identified using latest DNA-testing technology
More than 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, the country is going to all lengths to recover and identify the war dead…
WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force
The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…
Palomares Nuclear Bomb Accident – When The USA Lost 4 Nukes in A Mid Air Collision
On January 17, 1966 a B52 bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command was at 31,000 feet over the Spanish coast near the village of Palomares…