One of the most awe-inspiring displays of reckless bravery WWII: ‘This is going to be a fighting ship I intend to go harm’s way, anyone who doesn’t want to go along better get off right now!’
In 1944, the Allied forces defeated the Japanese in the southern Philippines. That done, they began landing Allied troops on the central Philippine island of…
Fans get to experience real WWII B-29 Superfortress
A B-29 Superfortress bomber, first flown in 1945, has been renovated and recently made a tour of the US, landing at Van Nuys airport in…
Rosie the Riveter – Iconic World War Two model portraying women on the home front dies
Mary Doyle Keefe, a model during World War Two who was used to depict the iconic image of American women who worked on the home…
Auschwitz worker goes on trial at 93
Groening, pictured, was a 21-year-old junior NCO in the SS when he was ordered to Auschwitz camp [Via] Oskar Groening, a German bookkeeper at Auschwitz…
Nairn quarry is tested for radioactive material from WWII planes
Parts with radioactive material from WWII planes An examination of a quarry is going to take place amid concerns that the quarry may be contaminated…
Popular culture takes pot-shots at Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, Nazi dictator and responsible for igniting World War Two, remains to this day one of the most hated figures in the world. Popular…
Devoted until the end. The body of an Italian pilot who died in World War II, found on an airplane
A group of Italian amateur researchers has unearthed the remains of an Italian World War II pilot who died in a dogfight with U.S. pilots…
A Nazi lair was found hidden deep in the Argentinian jungle
A team of archaeologists discovered in the jungles of Argentina, near Paraguay, the ruins of what could have been a refuge for Nazi leaders…
6 Decisive Battles of World War Two you may not have heard of!
During World War Two, there were so many battles and small confrontations that took place between the Allies and the Axis countries. Only those which…
AMAZING: Captain Charles Upham remains the only combatant soldier to have received the Victoria Cross & Bar. Personally responsible for destroying a German tank and several guns and vehicles with hand grenade
When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…
The Color of Fire: Personal Documentary of a Son of a Nazi Soldier
Through a Kickstarter campaign, Dorian Warneck puts his father’s past life to life in the film The Color of Fire — his story as a soldier under…
The photographs Hitler wanted to ban from the world – Reproduced in a new book
Adolf Hitler certainly did not like all of the photographs that were taken of him. So much so that if he thought a photograph was…