The Liberation of Arnhem +70 Stunning then and now pictures of a battered city.
To celebrate the liberation of Arnhem which took place exactly 70 years ago today, we will take a look at the town in a fantastic…
‘Operation Babylift’ – a successful daring mission at the end of the Vietnam War
When the Vietnam War arrived in the city of Saigon, it brought with it chaos and death for the innocent people of the city. Among…
200 year old remains found at Battle of Waterloo site
Human remains found underneath a car park at the site of the Battle of Waterloo have been identified as a soldier from the battle that…
Hunt continues for missing World War Two Polish submarine
The hunt for a Polish submarine that went missing during World War Two is to be resumed. The Orzel was on patrol in the North…
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FRENCH TANKS AND ARMOURED VEHICLES 1914-1940 – Review by Mark Barnes
I got a first sight of this book at last year’s War & Peace Revival where it was quite appropriate that one of the stars…
Colleagues of Alan Turing recall life at Bletchley Park
Veteran World War Two workers at Bletchley Park, the headquarters of British war time code-breaking, have revealed some of the day to day goings on…
World War Two aircraft carrier brings veteran together with younger generation
A decommissioned World War Two aircraft carrier, the Yorktown, has brought two generations together ensuring the remembrance of World War Two continues. Carter and Jack…
The search for the lost Planes of the Pacific theatre
On March 30, 2015 a team of marine researchers found a missing plane from Second Word War, in the waters of Republic of Palau. The…
Greece demands €279bn from Germany for WWII occupation
Greece has recently taken a strong stance towards its demand for compensation money from Germany. Greek officials maintain that during the Second World War occupation…
70 years since deadly bombing raid on Tokyo
Seventy years ago in early March 1945, US B-29 bombers undertook their deadliest bombing raid on Japan’s capital city, Tokyo. The bombing raid dumped huge…
Alan Turing World War Two notebook to go on sale
A notebook from the 1940s belonging to Alan Turing, the British scientist and mathematician, is to go on sale by auction. Alan Turing was hired…
Plaque for Nijmegen bridge in honour of World War Two troops
Nijmegen, a city in the east of the Netherlands bordering Germany, is looking to commemorate 70 years since the end of World War Two with…