Re-Educating The Hitler Youth (What To Do With The German Boy Soldiers?) – From Yank Magazine, 1945
From Yank Magazine, 1945 Captured Wehrmacht GIs between the ages of 12 and 17 get special indoctrination in democracy at this PW school sparked by…
A WWII bomber ‘Bristol Blenheim’ took to the skies after 12 years of restoration
[Image via Warbirdsnews] After more then a decade of restoration and, a World War II aircraft took to the skies for the first time in almost…
Daring Escape of Two German Prisoners of War Down The Mississippi River During WWII
The story of two World War Two German Prisoners of War escaping in Minnesota has been uncovered more than 70 years later. Prison camps had been…
Erosion reveals England’s World War Two coastal defences
Erosion caused by weathering on England’s south coast is revealing some vital coastal defences from World War Two. A three mile stretch of the British…
Kuril Islands remain sticking point between Russia and Japan
Shumshu Island in the Kuril Islands of the North Pacific has become the focal point for World War Two excavations as the remains of 35…
The Making of HBO Miniseries “The Pacific”
The Pacific is a TV offering produced by HBO, which launched on March 14th, 2010 in the United States. This TV series was designed to…
Real Life ‘Jaws’ For Survivors of USS Indianapolis Which Sank Just Before the End of WWII
The year was 2000, the whole world was celebrating the dawn of the new millennium, however in the U.S congress a debate was taking place…
New book tells story of France’s forgotten resistance fighters
The battle to liberate France from the Nazis during World War Two was fought not only by the Allies but also a large contingent of…
Unexploded bombs continue to be discovered across London and UK
Last week a World War Two unexploded bomb was uncovered by workmen in the east-end of London at Bethnal Green. Prior to this latest find,…
English Civil War Battle of Winwick Pass to be Commemorated with Permanent Memorial
A little known part of the English Civil War is the Battle of Winwick Pass, which took place 370 years ago this August, actually helped…
CABLES SHOW CONFUSED PICTURE OF ATHENIA TORPEDOING – By Tom Sanger
Early Monday morning, Sept. 4, 1939, the American ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, was awakened by an assistant with the news that a…
31 Images of Rommel & Some You Wouldn’t Have Seen Before?
Having gained a solid reputation as a military savant of the highest order, Rommel was promoted to Lieutenant General and placed in command of…