World War Two US Navy Ace Fighter Pilot Dies
Alex Vraciu, a World War Two US Navy ace fighter pilot, has died at the age of 96. Alex joined the Air Force’s Fighting Squadron…
Norfolk Barns may have been Built by Nazi Sympathisers
Strange barns in Norfolk’s North Pickenham, in England’s south east, have been linked to a possible World War Two plot by Nazi sympathisers. With World…
New Enigma Code Documents Discovered at Bletchley Park
Alan Turing, the famous World War Two British Engima code breaker, is said to have had notes and documents stuffed into the wall cavities of…
World War Two Dresden Bombings Leave Lasting Impressions
On February 13, 1945, Dresden in East Germany was hit by an overwhelming Allied bombing raid. First the British Royal Air Force dropped more than…
The Yalta Conference: Seventy Years Later
In one meeting the groundwork was laid for the Cold War The Fourth of February, 1945 was as good a day as any for a…
Last Surviving Officer of the USS Arizona Passes Away at 100
The last surviving officer of the USS Arizona has passed away Joe Langdell was renowned for his life-stories. His life had been an adventurous one,…
Protests Force Rechristening of Nazi War Criminal Named Ship
Want to cause a disturbance? Name a ship after a Nazi and land it where there is a large Jewish populace The Dutch are known for…
Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Event to Include Scots Greys
A Battle of Waterloo bicentenary commemoration event will take place this summer in Belgium. The commemoration will be a re-enactment of the battle, with more…
The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10.000 Chinese
Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets. This right was earned in…
The Fishing Trawler ‘Viola’ that Fought in World War One
She was named for Shakespeare’s deceptive protagonist in The Twelfth Night, and she proved that looks can be deceiving when it comes to fishing trawlers…
British commandos in X-Craft Submarines Showed D-Day Troops the Way
A secret World War Two mission has been revealed in which ten British commandos manning tiny X-craft submarines guided the massive D-Day offensive. Ten commandos…
World War One Captain Returned to Prisoner of War Camp of Own Accord
During World War One a British Army captain who was being held as a prisoner of war in Germany was given permission to leave and…