An Iconic ‘Spitfire’ went going on sale for 2.5 million
A fully restored ‘Spitfire’ from the Second World War is expected to go on sale for around 2.5 million. The iconic plane was shot down…
Australia and New Zealand’s World War One heroes remembered
An Australian Army soldier salutes at an ANZAC Day dawn service [Via] On the centenary of Anzac Day, commemorations have taken place around the world.…
40 years since the US evacuation of Saigon
Evacuation of CIA station personnel by Air America on the rooftop of 22 Gia Long Street in Saigon on April 29, 1975. – Wikipedia It has…
Woolworths forced to remove Anzac Campaign Ads
[Via] After bombarded with a flux of criticism from the angry members of the public, supermarket giant Woolworths has decided to pull back its online…
Veterans commemorate Anzac Day centenary of landings at Gallipoli
This week, veterans, families and officials around the world will commemorate the centenary of Anzac Day. The day remembers the first time Allied troops reached…
‘Bill’ – the tale of a war horse from WWI
Bill carried five soldiers to safety in Egypt [Via] Historians look at the First World War from more than one possible angle. There is no…
Teddy bear that became World War Two hero
The now famous teddy bear [Via] A World War Two widow has stolen the hearts of the British public as she revealed that a tiny…
Hiroshima mission flight logs up for sale
The flight logs from the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and ended World War Two are to go on sale. [Via] The Enola…
Celebrating VE Day: Remarkable Facts and Quotes from WWII
May 8, 1945 – Victory in Europe or VE Day was officially declared, a symbol of the end to Hitler’s war. VE Day that year…
SAS commemorative war diary goes on sale
A Special Air Service (SAS) war diary from World War Two has been published in a limited edition of 1000 copies and is available for…
Polish government criticises US after World War Two comments
The United States’ director of the FBI has come under criticism from the Polish government after he made comments related to World War Two. James…
The cigarette case that saved a soldiers life goes on display in Dublin
One hundred years since the Allied attack at Gallipoli two new Dublin exhibitions in Ireland are showcasing a range of items as well as photographs from the…