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New Danish Film Tells Horror Story Of German Prisoners Told To Clear Mines After WWII

A new Danish film has been released telling the story behind millions of landmines buried on the coast of Denmark during World War Two. Martin…

Documentary Covers Secretary for Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister

A German Life (Ein Deutsches Leben) is a German film featuring four directors interviewing Brunhilde Pomsel. Pomsel, 105, was the personal stenographer for Joseph Goebbels,…

Into the Blue – Review by Mark Barnes

Here is another wonderful aviation re-issue from Grub Street, a publisher who have made a speciality out of reproducing classic books from Great War aviators.…

Remains of Black Watch Soldier Linked to Relatives After 100 Years

Lance Corporal John Morrison, from Brodie, was killed in World War I after serving in the 1st Battalion Black Watch (Royal Highlander). His remains were…

91-year-old WWII U.S. Veteran Honored by the French

James Facos was the ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress. He flew 30 missions, including bombing runs to prepare for the D-Day invasions…

Restoring The B-17 Bomber in Urbana

The director of the Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio gets the same question everyday from visitors. They all want to know how much longer…

“Come and fight a Gurkha!” he yelled, lost his right hand throwing back a grenade then “single handedly” defended his post for 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31

Never mess with a Gurkha. Not everyone knows this, but then again, many people don’t know what a Gurkha/Gorkha is. Gurkhas were a branch of…

Sedan 1870 – The Great Humiliation of France

The year was 1870. By this time Prussia had consolidated its place as one of the great powers of Europe. Defeating Austria and Denmark had…

11 Amazing WWII Color Pictures Of The USS Enterprise – Big E

USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an Aircraft Carrier which was known to the troops as the “Big E”. Enterprise was a Yorktown-class carrier, was launched in…

5 Things You Don’t Know: U.S. Aircraft Carriers (Watch)

Aircraft carriers are enormously important. They serve as bases for warplanes. They have flight decks for planes to take off and land. They carry equipment…

Top 10 Strangest Armored Cars of WWII

Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs — ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War…

How The Work of the US ‘Monuments Men’ Was Undone By The Bavarian government

In World War II, a small unit of art historians served on the front line with American troops. They weren’t there to fight but to…