King Edward & Führer’s Princess
To overcome the problem of her Jewish ancestry, she was now considered an honorary Aryan. Andrew Morton is a biographer of the British royal family.…
The Exploits Of A WWII Paratrooper: An Independent British War Film
War History Online continues its exclusive access behind the scenes of the World War II independent drama series Paratrooper, which is beginning its life as…
Operation Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial Site Dedicated
The US deployed its MIM-104C Patriot Missile system for the first time in active combat. A new memorial in honor of those who lost their…
Tanks Inspire Next Generation of Engineers
Around 2,000 schoolchildren from across Dorset invaded the Tank Museum for a ‘Big Bang’ science and engineering event. Organised by the county council, the day…
Declassified: Pope Opens WWII Files to Academics
The church has withstood a lot of criticism because it did not take a public stand against Nazi Germany and its treatment. The Catholic church…
Nazi Bunker Discovered Yards From Berlin Holocaust Memorial
There were nearly 200 bunkers built during the war for the protection of German citizens and government staff. Construction work was halted recently at a…
Declassified Files: The Pope Accused of Inaction During the Holocaust
The Vatican and some other supporters hold that Pius XII worked “quietly behind the scenes” to save as many Jews as he could. How did…
Unknown Soldiers: Quest To Identify The Remains Of WW1 Tommies
In the meantime, his gravestone still waits for a name. Even today, more than a century after the end of the First World War, there…
Kriegsmarine’s Environmental Time Bomb Off The Coast of Norway
Fishing has been banned in the area, and pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children have been advised to not eat fish caught near the…
Shoreham Air Crash: Pilot declared “Not Guilty” Over Deaths of 11 Victims
When the plane crashed and broke apart, Hill was flung into a ditch, suffering head injuries and fractures to his ribs and spine. Andy Hill,…
The Scottish Army That Dressed as Cows and Stormed an English Castle
The insults stopped when the governor allegedly received an arrow in one cheek which passed through his mouth and out through the other cheek. There…
The Lost Ark : Spring Clean Leads To Rare Nazi Find
She had, in fact, found a rare, crucial piece of wartime communications equipment. Cleaning out the house just in time for spring and putting unused…