A remarkable lady: Patricia Barry – Codebreaker In WWII
On 21st August 1921, Hilda Patricia Rawlinson was born in Walthamstow, a suburb in the east end of London, to Percy and Hilda Rawlinson. Her…
The Desperate Banzai Charge On Okinawa
On April 6th, 1945, nearing the end World War II, Japanese forces launched a massive air counter-offensive against the insurgent American military on their own…
BEFORE ENDEAVOURS FADE – Review by Mark Barnes
This book remains the essential single edition battlefield guide to the Western Front. It is now in it’s fourteenth edition and is much expanded on…
Legal Eagle launched career defending Japanese war criminals
After World War II, a 25-year-old legal secretary volunteered to help defend some of Japan’s worst war criminals in the “Tokyo Trials.” Now, at age…
Photo of Unknown Vet Wins the Hearts of Thousands of the Internet
It’s a seemingly ordinary photo of an elderly man, the lone figure of an unknown vet, based on the many medals adorning his civilian, the…
For Sale: Messerschmitt ME 109 G / Hispano HA-1112 M1L
In 1942, the Spanish government arranged a manufacturing license with Messerschmitt AG to build the Bf 109G-2, with DB605A engines, propellers, instruments, and weapons to…
Top 10 Most Feared Weapons Of WWII?
During World War II the Allies and Axis powers raced with each other to produce the most devastating and terrifying weapons. Many of them gave…
Germans divided over the fate of Hitler’s Nuremberg rally site
Authoritarian States often use architecture to remind citizens of their relative insignificance, and of the might and grandeur of the State itself. The Romans did…
Tegernsee Finally Removes Hitler’s Honorary Citizenship
After 83 years, the German town of Tegernsee, in Bavaria has officially stripped Adolf Hitler of his honorary citizenship. The honor was revoked by the…
Far-Right Leader Jean-Marie Le Pen Fined For Holocaust Slur
The former leader of the French far-right, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has been fined 30,000 euros for saying the Nazi gas chambers were a “detail” of…
Maryland Allowed to Keep “Controversial” WWI Memorial
The Christian cross is recognised throughout the world. It has long been used in churches, and as a marker on graves. Go to any one…
Deceased WWII-era Spy Is One Step Closer To Getting An Honor She Was Long Denied
The U.S. Army has undertaken a full review into the case of Stephanie Rader, who was nominated for the Legion of Merit in 1946 for…