Ghosts of Soviet bloc’s economy- images of deserted resort in GDR
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Pension Sachsenruh Hotel in Saxony in former East Germany now stands just as the ghosts of Soviet bloc’s…
Rudolf Hoess – Nazi mass murderer
Rudolf Hoess was one of the Nazi’s top SS commanders and commandant at Auschwitz concentration camp during World War Two. Today, his grandson has now…
Trunk Containing Uniform, Other Memorabilia of WWI Officer Found in School’s History Dept.
A trunk containing the personal things like uniforms and other memorabilia of a WWI officer was found recently in storage in a Hertfordshire school’s history…
How the seven dwarfs of Auschwitz fell under the spell of Dr Death
May 19, 1944 – When Perla Ovitz and her family were lifted off the train shortly after arriving in Auschwitz that fateful Friday; the SS…
The League of German Girls, BDM, the Nazi organisation for Girls – in Previously Unseen Pictures!
The League of German Girls, in German; Bund Deutscher Mädel, or BDM was the girls’ wing of the Nazi Party youth movement. It was…
Movie review: American Sniper
The movie American Sniper is based on the true life events of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. American Sniper is directed by Clint Eastwood and the…
Bradley remains the land fighting vehicle of choice for US Army
The US Army’s land fighting vehicle is the Bradley and it has remained so for more than forty years. When it was first in use…
This Guy’s a Genius! Student Uses LEGO for School’s Holocaust Project
A 16-year-old student proved that business – in his case school work – and pleasure can mix when he made his school’s Holocaust project using one…
Pockets of Unionist resistance revealed in the Confederate south during Civil War
The United States’ Civil War is well known to have a strong division between the northern Unionists and the southern Confederates. But in reality, the…
Rock giants of WWII: Sabaton Interview with Joakim Broden & Pär Sundström
Sabaton is a power metal band from Falun, Sweden formed in 1999. The band’s main lyrical themes are based on war and historical battles. This…
Winston Churchill’s Wicked Sense of Humor: Eight Clever Remarks from the Old Chap
In lieu of the recent commemoration of Winston Churchill’s fiftieth death anniversary, let us look at another side of this great man’s personality – his…
Top 10 Undiscovered Shipwrecks of WWII
Images Used (Clockwise from top left): (1) Model of USS Gambier Bay at USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California (2) Illustration of USS Gambier…