Amsterdam to repay fines charged to Jews during World War Two
Authorities in the city of Amsterdam have announced that they will be refunding fines that were enforced on Jewish families during the war for late…
Air show insurance premiums soar after Shoreham air crash
[Via] Commemorations for 75 years since the Battle of Britain have been impeded by the recent Shoreham air show crash on the south coast of…
Disney cartoons used to support war effort
A new BBC Radio 4 documentary has explored how Disney characters helped the Allies’ World War Two efforts. Few remember Disney characters during the war,…
One Of These Serviceman Will Be Awarded The First US Air Force Medal of Honor Since The Vietnam War
The US’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, has not been awarded to a member of the US Air Force since the Vietnam War.…
The Worst Nightmare of the US Navy, Huge Russian Navy Kirov-Class Battlecruisers
The United States Navy is the biggest and most powerful in the world. It has 430 ships in active service or in reserve. So you…
Eldest of the Wartime Favourites the Beverley Sisters dies
The eldest sister of the famous British female singing trio, the Beverley Sisters, has died aged 91. Joy Beverley was born in 1924 and then…
World War Two Popski’s Private Army Veteran Dies Aged 93
A World War Two reconnaissance veteran who survived the Italian front with Popski’s Private Army has died aged 93. Major John Campbell was honoured with…
The Last Russian Battlefield of WWII – Remains of Russian and Japanese Soldiers Found on Shumshu Island
After Pearl Harbor, the United States came face to face with the reality of the war and an enemy that almost everyone in the Government…
WATCH: David Fletcher’s Tank Chats #3 Medium Tank MkII*
The third in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum’s historian David Fletcher MBE.…
The Wreck of Last Airborne Aircraft Carrier Located off California
The US Navy once had airborne aircraft carrier within its fleet and the last one which crashed in 1935 has been located at the bottom…
In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him
The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…
The Mystery of Hitler’s ‘Werewolf Bunker’
Hitler’s ambitious campaign of dominating the European continent gave us the horrors of the death camps and a deadly World War; it also left us…