“Japan, Learn from Germany” – WWII Survivor
85-year-old Israeli-American sociologist, Ametai Etzioni, a child in Germany when the Nazis came into power, has this little advice to Japan – learn from Germany.…
Japan Rebukes Translator Over Remark Made by PM Shinzo Abe
The Japanese government rebuked a private translation firm due to a translation made by one of its employees on a statement made by Japanese Prime…
Grand Slam Bomb Testing Site Exploration in New Forest
The search is on for the Grand Slam testing site, the bomb created by well known inventor Barnes Wallis during WWII known to be an…
Lone Survivor, the Film that Divided America?
Lone Survivor, the reality-based movie about a Navy SEAL mission which went awry,premiered in US cinemas recently going headlong against The Wolf of Wall Street,…
Should Russia Have Given Up Leningrad?
Should Russia have given up its stance on Leningrad in WWII? That seemingly simple question released a maelstrom of reactions in Russia just recently. The end…
Halet Çambel: 1936 Olympics’ First Female Muslim Player Refused to Meet Hitler
Halet Çambel may have failed to bring Turkey honors from the 1936 Berlin Olympics but she did one thing that earned her the world’s applause —…
B-17 Bomber Wing Panel as a Memorial to Forgotten WWII Vets
Mobile, Alabama – In a recent ceremony, retired Major George Cramer, part of the 384th Bombardment Group and flew 25 missions during WWII, added his…
200-Year-Old Cannons Under South Wales Beach Bared by Storms
South Wales – Recent storms have laid bare 2 cannons hidden under the sand of a South Wales beach from a sunken British warship sent…
Imperial War Museum Duxford Receives Money for American Collection Development
The Imperial War Museum Duxford has been granted £980,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund; it plans to use the money for the redevelopment of its American…
Volunteer Body Hunters in Search of Russia’s WWII fallen
Russia’s volunteer body hunters — individuals who are willing to devout their time and effort to scouring previous WWII battlefields to look for the remains…
Heinrich Himmler’s Love Letters to Wife Bared after 7 Decades
SS commander Heinrich Himmler’s love letters addressed to his wife were revealed by Germany’s Die Welt newspaper for the first time Sunday. The collection let…
Libya: Italian War Cemetery in Tripoli Attacked, Guard Killed
Renewed attacks on the Italian War Cemetery in Tripoli, Libya last January 19 resulted to a casualty – that of the life of the cemetery’s…