The Unlikely Animals of WWI
As World War One seethed through for years, British Armed Forces had bought most of the horses and shipped them off to the Western Front…
The Youngest British WWI Soldier was Only 12 Years Old!
The youngest soldier to fight for the British during WWI was a schoolboy merely 12 years old! This said 12-year-old lad lied about his age…
WWII’s Female Code-breakers in Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park used to be Britain’s kept secret once, most especially in the raging years of World War II. For over 30 years, the activities…
Hundreds Show Up for Funeral of Family-less WWII Veteran
33-year-old Sgt. Rick Clement was not related in anything to Harold Percival. He never even met the man, not even once. But still, he felt…
George Clooney’s “Monuments Men” Expected in Berlin Film Fest
Recently, Germany and the world witnessed the news about a treasure trove of priceless artworks stashed away in a dingy Munich flat hidden among piles…
Rommel and Montgomery: The Fathers Fight, the Sons Make Peace
Bernard Montgomery was one of the British top Generals during WWII — commander of the Eight Army known as the Desert Rats. Erwin Rommel was…
Mini Sub Raid Against German Battleship Tirpitz
The German Battleship Tirpitz, launched in 1941, was thought to be unsinkable it was dubbed The Beast after ten attempts made by the British and Russian forces against it…
Believed to be the Oldest Surviving Poppy from WWI to be Auctioned
It is believed to be the oldest surviving poppy from WWI’s battlefields and now, it has come up to be auctioned…almost 100 years after it…
World War II’s Top Ten Missing Artworks
When Focus, a Germany-based magazine, revealed a few days ago that German authorities found in a dilapidated Munich flat a stash of historic 20th century European…
40 (Plus 1) Fascinating Facts about WWI
When the guns fell silent at 11 AM on what is now known as Armistice Day (November 11, 1918), Private George Edwin Ellison’s name would forever be…
Remembering John ‘Bud’ Hawk, Another WWII Hero (1924-2013)
America had lost another of its true heroes — John ‘Bud’ hawk who served during WWII and was a recipient of a Medal of Honor…
Man Who Hid Art Loots in Munich Apartment Holds Key to “The Amber Room”?
The cache of hidden art found in a dingy Munich flat and said to amount to £1 billion may look like a story right out of the…