Steven Spielberg & Sam Mendes to Direct WWI Film Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Sam Mendes is working on a new film based on World War I. Titled 1917, it was recently announced that it will star Benedict Cumberbatch,…
Victoria Cross Hero’s WWI Airplane Propeller Found Under A Bed!
Von Richthofen also crashed in the incident but survived, allowing German propaganda to suggest he had shot down one of Britain’s most beloved fighter pilots.…
Rammstein: Musicians Accused of Offensive Holocaust Video
A statement released by the band claimed that they were merely depicting a period in the nation’s history. Popular musicians in every known genre –…
German Archaeologists Unearth Three Mass Graves in the Arnsberg Forest
In a statement, the archaeologists said that the items left behind were a testament to the last hours of people who were cruelly murdered. German…
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: The Most Controversial Figure of WWI?
Like most people, Haig used his diary to vent his anger and frustration, and some historians feel it’s unfair to assume he meant every heightened…
The Star of Italy: The WWII Heroine Who Saved an Italian Village
Ezra’s father slipped his watch to her along with a note for her mother because he believed he was about to be killed. Gabriella Ezra,…
The Real War Horse: WWI Grave Saved From Development Plans
The stone is green with age and moss, tilted by subsidence and the action of tree roots, but the words remain clear with “France and…
The Lumber Jills Who Provided Britain’s Timber in WWII
While Lumber Jills received better compensation than their counterparts in the Women’s Land Army, it was not possible for them to quit after starting. The…
Buyers Attracted To Vehicle’s History In Epic WWII Tale
And of course the previous owner was special, too – a bonafide British war hero who took part in an Allied effort to kill Adolf…
Can Penetrate Body Armour at 1900 Feet: US Army to Release Next Generation Rifle
The new weapon have a deadly effect at long ranges, such as when fighting from mountaintop to mountaintop in Afghanistan. Several months ago, the US…
Tuskegee Airman Robert T McDaniel Dies Aged 96
Despite having to fly secondhand P-40 fighter planes, which were slower than their German counterparts, the Tuskegee Airmen gained an impressive reputation. One of the…
The US Aircraft Carriers That Helped Win the War in the Pacific
USS Bunker Hill was hit by two Japanese Zeroes which were carrying bombs. The explosions killed 390 crewmen. The Essex-class aircraft carrier was the most produced…