The Nika Riots: Sports Riots that Nearly Toppled an Empire
Today soccer is unequivocally the most popular sport in a world with countless different sports vying for fans. In the ancient world there were not…
“Nazi War Diggers” Renamed “Battlefield Recovery” – Britain’s Channel 5 TV Accused Of Disrespecting WWII Dead.
In March 2014, National Geographic announced that it would not be broadcasting a controversial series of four one-hour documentary films, entitled “Nazi War Diggers”. Due…
Das Boot, The Background, Facts and Goofs
“Das Boot” is a 1981 German war film epic. Meaning “The Boat,” it is an adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 German novel of the same…
1984: Testing the Autobahn Airfield – A10s, Hercules’ and Fighters Land On A Highway (Watch)
In 1984, the NATO held an exercise on the German Highway, known as the Autobahn, to test one of the contingency plans in case the regular…
Black Sheep One: Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills -Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…
War time journalist who broke news that World War Two had begun turns 104
The story of Clare Hollingworth, a war time journalist who discovered the Nazi invasion of Poland that started World War Two, has been uncovered. Clare…
Call By Family To Pay Tribute to A Veteran Who Attended Dozens of Fallen Comrade’s Funerals
This is the face of 92-year old Harry Thrush, who lived in Robin Hood, Leeds and passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve last year. Mr…
Mosquito Pilot Survived Being Shot Down, Joined Dutch Resistance To Continue The Fight
Many World War II veterans have extraordinary stories to tell about their survival or their experience of being in a deadly fight. Survivors have received…
Dog Tag Art Exhibition Commemorate All US soldiers Killed in Vietnam War
Dog tags, those small metal plaques hung around soldiers’ necks are so named because of their resemblance to the registration tags worn on dog collars.…
Kurt Gerstein – The SS Officer That Tried To Stop The Holocaust?
Kurt Gerstein (1905-1945), an SS officer assigned to the Hygiene Institute of the Waffen SS, was called upon to assist in the implementation of the…
10 Interesting Facts About Douglas MacArthur That You Might Not Know
Douglas MacArthur, born on 26 January 1880 was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of…
“Looks Who’s Back” Hitler Receives Warm Welcome in Middle Class Germany
Even though Hitler is one of the most hated leaders of all time there is still a contingent of society who seem to revere the…