Battle for Sevastopol movie honours Lady Death the Red Army sniper who killed over 300 Germans
A multitude of World War Two movies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the war continues to fill movie theatres around the world.…
‘Operation Babylift’ – a successful daring mission at the end of the Vietnam War
When the Vietnam War arrived in the city of Saigon, it brought with it chaos and death for the innocent people of the city. Among…
200 year old remains found at Battle of Waterloo site
Human remains found underneath a car park at the site of the Battle of Waterloo have been identified as a soldier from the battle that…
Hunt continues for missing World War Two Polish submarine
The hunt for a Polish submarine that went missing during World War Two is to be resumed. The Orzel was on patrol in the North…
Colleagues of Alan Turing recall life at Bletchley Park
Veteran World War Two workers at Bletchley Park, the headquarters of British war time code-breaking, have revealed some of the day to day goings on…
World War Two aircraft carrier brings veteran together with younger generation
A decommissioned World War Two aircraft carrier, the Yorktown, has brought two generations together ensuring the remembrance of World War Two continues. Carter and Jack…
The search for the lost Planes of the Pacific theatre
On March 30, 2015 a team of marine researchers found a missing plane from Second Word War, in the waters of Republic of Palau. The…
Greece demands €279bn from Germany for WWII occupation
Greece has recently taken a strong stance towards its demand for compensation money from Germany. Greek officials maintain that during the Second World War occupation…
70 years since deadly bombing raid on Tokyo
Seventy years ago in early March 1945, US B-29 bombers undertook their deadliest bombing raid on Japan’s capital city, Tokyo. The bombing raid dumped huge…
Alan Turing World War Two notebook to go on sale
A notebook from the 1940s belonging to Alan Turing, the British scientist and mathematician, is to go on sale by auction. Alan Turing was hired…
Plaque for Nijmegen bridge in honour of World War Two troops
Nijmegen, a city in the east of the Netherlands bordering Germany, is looking to commemorate 70 years since the end of World War Two with…
Memories from Battle of Okinawa – ‘Operation Iceberg’
Recording in his journal the days and nights leading up to the Battle of Okinawa, Lt. Col. William A. Kuretich described the weather, the mood…