The Last raid of the Second World War
Everyone in Europe and rest of the world perhaps anxiously waited for the end of the Second World War. Even the Nazi commanders, according to…
John Leishman – a Normandy veteran dies at the age of 95
First Minister Peter Robinson Paid his respects to John Leishman, a Normandy veteran who died at the age of 95. He added that John was…
English stately home renovated to World War Two condition
The British cook and baker, Mary Berry, has renovated an English stately home to its World War Two condition, and has re-opened the house to…
Nazi ‘Surrender Order’ sold for over $30,000
Not everyone commanding the German Army was as ambitious as Hitler was in his last days of the Second World War. As the war approached…
Bone fragments discovered at crash site in Germany could be the last resting place of World War Two airman
The family of a fallen British soldier from the Second World War fought a lengthy battle with German development authorities. The family members of the…
World War Two missing submarine, HMS Urge, discovered off Libya
Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…
An Iconic ‘Spitfire’ went going on sale for 2.5 million
A fully restored ‘Spitfire’ from the Second World War is expected to go on sale for around 2.5 million. The iconic plane was shot down…
Australia and New Zealand’s World War One heroes remembered
An Australian Army soldier salutes at an ANZAC Day dawn service [Via] On the centenary of Anzac Day, commemorations have taken place around the world.…
40 years since the US evacuation of Saigon
Evacuation of CIA station personnel by Air America on the rooftop of 22 Gia Long Street in Saigon on April 29, 1975. – Wikipedia It has…
Woolworths forced to remove Anzac Campaign Ads
[Via] After bombarded with a flux of criticism from the angry members of the public, supermarket giant Woolworths has decided to pull back its online…
Veterans commemorate Anzac Day centenary of landings at Gallipoli
This week, veterans, families and officials around the world will commemorate the centenary of Anzac Day. The day remembers the first time Allied troops reached…
‘Bill’ – the tale of a war horse from WWI
Bill carried five soldiers to safety in Egypt [Via] Historians look at the First World War from more than one possible angle. There is no…