The Curious Life of Norman Birkett – A Look at the Nuremberg Trials
The British Barrister, preacher, politician and judge, William Norman Birkett, definitely had a curious life. He was born on the 6th September 1883 and…
Admiral Kimmel: The Scapegoat of Pearl Harbor or the Man Who Opened the Door for the Japanese Attack
There have been few American military disasters that could ever rival what took place on December 7, 1941. The United States would see over 2400…
5 Things You Don’t Know: M1 Garand (Watch)
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…
U.S. Professor Could Be Jailed On Claims Poles Killed More Jews than Germans during WWII
A Polish-born Princeton professor is fighting a charge of national insult for claiming that during World War II, the Polish people killed more Jews than…
The Belfast Blitz That Destroyed 55,000 Homes
New research carried out has shown the extent of the ill-preparedness of Belfast during the Second World War. The city was left vulnerable to an…
Alcon developing movie “Perfume River”, Set in Vietnam during Tet Offensive
Alcon Entertainment is developing a drama based on events around the 1968 Tet Offensive. The Vietnam War spy drama is titled Perfume River. Alcon optioned…
THE WINTER FORTRESS – The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb – Review by Mark Barnes
The wartime race for the atomic bomb was a drama acted out across continents. The fact the Allies won it cannot be ascribed to any…
The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10,000 Chinese
Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets. This right was earned in…
Waking Up To Find A German U-Boat on the Beach
On April 16, 1919, the residents at Queens Hotel, a beach-front hotel in Hastings, on the Sussex coast in England, awoke to the most amazing…
Action T4 – Nazis Euthanasia Programme That Dealt With The disabled and Mentally Ill
In October 1939, Adolf Hitler signed a decree that enabled Nazi Germany to forcefully euthanize patients who they deemed were “unworthy of life”. After the…
Tiger Day 2016 – Biggest Ever
Eager crowds gathered at The Tank Museum on Saturday, for a day dedicated to Tiger 131, the only running Tiger 1 in the world.Almost 4000…
Trying To Topple Saddam – Remembering The Kurdish and Shia Uprisings in Iraq (1991)
Wars should never be seen as anything other than terrible. They have taken place since time immemorial and always for gain of some sort –…