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British teenagers caught stealing items from Auschwitz

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[Via] Two schoolboys from the UK have been arrested in Poland after they were caught stealing objects from the Auschwitz concentration camp grounds. The two…

8 Low-Tech and Bizarre Tactics and Weapons Used in WWII

Bizarre Tactics and Weapons

The Second World War that is remembered by the Atomic bomb’s mushroom cloud and V2 rockets, it is very hard to imagine that throughout the…

WITH HITLER IN THE WEST – Review by Mark Barnes

I don’t expect you to remember, but I reviewed the autobiography of Heinrich Hoffmann around three years ago.  He stands as one of the great…

A Stained Glass Window Illustration Dedicated to ‘Battle of Britain’ Veterans

Undoubtedly, Adolf Hitler had a number of illusions and dreams shattered one after another as the conflict in the Europe intensified. Hitler was under the…

World War II Veterans Look Back On The Most Extraordinary Days Of Their Lives

It is very hard to imagine in 2015, the life and times of the people who lived through the most brutal clash of human history,…

Controversy over Apple’s removal of Confederate flag games

As America still reels from the devastating shooting of a bible study class in Charleston, South Carolina, and an activist has been arrested for removing…

Watch: Rare German First World War Footage

This is a collection of some rare and seldom seen First World War footage. See German soldiers march through the Brandenburger gate in Berlin, confident that…

1914: FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – Review by Mark Barnes

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

It never ceases to impress me the way authors lace their works with references to other books they have read as part of their research.…

Top 10 Tanks of all time

Top 10 Tanks

Since the First World War, tanks have become an integral part of modern and conventional warfare. Following is the list of world’s top ten tanks…

Post Card Sent in WWII Finally Arrives!

World War Two

With the anniversary of the end of World War Two and many of the major battles and key moments being commemorated, a surge in World…

Battle of Iwo Jima close up

Battle of Iwo Jima

[Via] The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the deadliest of World War Two. US Marines who landed on the shores of the island…

The M1 Carbine, a celebrated piece of World War Two weaponry

The most used gun by US forces during World War Two was the M1 Carbine. Made from 1942 to 1945 the M1 Carbine was provided…