Remembering Maria von Trapp, The Last of the Singing von Trapp Siblings (1915-2014)
Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member of the singing von Trapp siblings immortalized in the movie The Sound of Music has passed away last February 18…
Department “Played God” with Vietnam War Photo Dragging Williams, Blomley in Bitter Contest
For Vietnam War veteran Kerin Williams, he just wanted to get back the identity and historical past so rightly his to be returned. However, the…
Photo of the Whiteford Brothers Tells Incredible WWI Story
The three Whiteford brothers and their one photo equates to an incredible story during the World War I. Who would have known one war could…
“World Wars” Series Marks WWI’s 1ooth-Year Anniversary
For WWI 100th-year anniversary, A+E Networks’ History and H2 have set World Wars, a six-hour special event series which will premiere in the later part of…
Photographer Captures the Legacy of the 700,000 Bunkers in Albania
Albania is home to over 700,000 bunkers – one for every four Albanians. These bunkers are a legacy left by the Communist dictator of Albania,…
Angela Merkel Turns Down Request to Accompany Chinese President on Memorial Tour
According to a report, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down Chinese President Xi Jinping’s request to accompany him on his visit to Germany’s Holocaust…
Research Reveals Majority of Britons Know Little about WWI
UK – A recent report showed that only a measly few Britons knew that the First World War happened beyond the Western Front, that is…
Inside the Cold War Bunkers of Birmingham
1953 – When the growing fear of another incoming war was too much to bear, a network of Cold War tunnels was constructed beneath the British…
Sochi and the Second World War
Sochi, this year’s Winter Olympics capital, had never seen action during WWII but it had been a soldier’s refuge with over half-a-million wounded treated in…
President Barack Obama to Hand Out 24 Medals of Honor
Washington – President Barack Obama is going to hand out 24 Medal of Honor to 24 veterans who served in WWII, Korean war and Vietnam…
Sochi, Russia: A Peek Inside Stalin’s Dacha
Dachas, in the sense, are the traditional places Russian families make their ‘escape’ from the humdrum of the world. And so, it is in this spirit that…
Medals of RAF Ace Billy Drake to Go Under the Auction Gavel
He unassumingly described himself and his RAF pals as “just playboys who wanted to fly planes” but his ten WWII military decorations speak otherwise. These…