World War I vehicles that shaped transportation forever
World War I was not only a battle for defining country borders or balancing power in Europe. Its impact was far ranging including technology developments…
Secret Nazi nuclear plant discovered in northern Austria
A secret Nazi nuclear plant has been found in St Georgen an der Gusen, a small town west of Linz in northern Austria. The plant…
Christmas cake for WWI Australian troops
On the centenary of World War I, Australia remembers its 50,000 Australian troops who spent their first Christmas away from home fighting for the Allies.…
A Malaysian Navy Ship Catches Scrap Divers Taking Metal Parts From The Wrecks of Two WWII Battleships
In December 1941 the Royal Navy lost the battlecruiser HMS Repulse and the battleship HMS Prince of Wales off Malaya when they were attacked by…
Nazi commando’s post-war life story reveals he settled in Ireland
Otto Skorzeny was the Nazi’s top commando during World War II. Known as Scarface due to a large facial scar on his left cheek, he…
A secret Nazi bunker used for nuclear research has been discovered
A factory used by the Nazis during the war has hidden a secret entrance to an underground nuclear facility and secret Nazi bunker in northern…
Online game based on World War I’s Battle of Verdun features Christmas Day Truce
Verdun is an online video game where multiple players can take part in the fighting of World War I. The idea for the game was…
70 years on, Christmas during the Battle of the Bulge is remembered
The Battle of the Bulge began in the middle of December 1944. Allied troops were holding the vital town of Bastogne in the south of…
US Public Relations Firm Hired by Nazi Germany to Spread Favorable Propaganda
In 1933, the US based public relations firm of Carl Byoir and associates were contracted by the German Railroads Information Bureau, which was a state sponsored…
World War I veteran recalls Christmas Day Truce of 1914
A never before heard audio recording of an interview with a World War I veteran who experienced the Christmas Day Truce in 1914 has been recovered. The…
Alfa Romeo bought by Mussolini comes up for Auction
Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci are well known figures from the twentieth century. The leader of the Fascist party in Italy was a close friend to…
UK and German artist commemorate World War I Christmas Day Truce
The Christmas Day Truce of World War I is being commemorated by artists from the UK and Germany in a joint street graffiti mural as…