Thousands of Japanese war dead remain unclaimed
As VJ Day has been commemorated around the world, the cremated remains of over 7000 Japanese war dead killed during World War Two remain unclaimed…
The Germans Who Fought With The RAF During WWII
The majority of the British Army during World War Two consisted of British and her Allied troops. However there was a small contingent of a…
What Happened To the French Undersea Cruiser Surcouf? Bermuda Triangle, Sunk by Friendly Fire or Rammed?
The mystery of how the record breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Was…
The Molotov Line in Pictures: Introduction – By Piotr Tymiński
Why the Molotov Line? Is it because it’s the longest fortification line in Europe? Nah, years ago I haven’t had a clue about it… I…
Tensions increase between Europe and Russia
Since the civil war in the Ukraine began 2014, tensions between the NATO countries and Russia have increased. Now, the United States, as part of the…
New exhibition celebrates Russian Tsar Bomba
If used on Paris, the city would be wiped out [Via] Russia is to reveal a monument to its biggest nuclear weapons achievement in the…
Color Footage Of How Nukes Were Tested On Marines
The most terrible weapon ever created is, of course, the nuclear bomb. During the Second World War, both the Allies and Nazi Germany were working…
THE SKETCHBOOK WAR – Review by Mark Barnes
On 9th of July 1944 HW ‘Bill’ Warhurst of The Times was making his way through the ruins of Caen when he came across the…
Lebanon Peace Monument: Soviet T55 tanks, Munitions And Guns, All Embedded In Concrete
[Via] Beirut was once the Middle East’s most dangerous and war-torn cities. Today, the city focuses its peace efforts on one location – its Monument…
Woman Reunited After 70 Years With Daughter She Had With German Soldier
An Italian woman who lived and worked in Germany during World War Two has been reunited with the daughter she had with a German soldier, 70…
Two Tigers By Tom Marshall
Photos of a father and son, taken 30 years apart. Arthur James Langran served with the Leicestershire Regiment during the First World War and his…
Hitler remains synonymous with Germany
Seventy years since the end of World War Two and Hitler remains synonymous with the German people. A new survey asked around 1000 German citizens…