Winston Churchill– a fitting send-off remembered 50 years on
It is 50 years since Winston Churchill died this year. He was 90 at the time and died at his home in London’s Hyde Park…
The Low Flying Legend: Ray Hanna & 18 images and video
Ray Hanna AFC (with bar) was born in New Zealand on August 28, 1928. He became a pilot and squadron leader in the Royal Air…
Oscar Rosowsky: The WWII Forger Who Became 3,500 Jews’ Lifeline
In another time, Oscar Rosowsky may have been considered “a crook” and imprisoned. Worse, he might have been tortured and killed had the Nazis caught…
WWII Alabama Sites- Talladega County’s Empty Arsenals
Image used: WWII military ammo bunkers in Talladega County American culture was heavily influenced and changed by WWII and its aftermath. The scenario was no…
WWII Pillbox to be Converted to a Wildlife Haven
The Canal and Rivers Trust, along with a team of local volunteers, will be converting a WWII pillbox located on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal banks…
Criminal trial of Nazi, Adolf Eichmann, recreated for modern TV drama
The Nazi criminal trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961 was the first of its kind to be televised, and exposed the brutality and devastation of…
James Collis: The War Hero Stripped Off of His Victoria Cross
James Collis was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Second Afghan War in 1881. However, James Collis also became one of the only…
COME ON! 27 images of surviving Hetzers & Swiss G-13’s
The Jadpanzer 38, or Hetzer, was a light tank destroyer produced from 1944 – 1945. 2584 were made, and it was used by Nazi Germany…
War in the Gulf: 24th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm
2015 is the 24th anniversary of the first Gulf War known as Operation Desert Storm. Looking at the situation in the Gulf region prior to…
The Murton brothers who died on the same day at Loos in World War I
On October 13, 1915 brothers Ernest and Bertie Murton died fighting with the Norfolk Regiment in the Battle of Loos. Ernest, the elder of the…
WWII Stories: When the “Kriegsmarine” Unknowingly Came to NZ Waters
Unknown to most, the Kriegsmarine – the German navy – entered New Zealand waters on a boat sinking mission during the Second World War some seventy years ago.…
New TV drama tells story of 1960s Nazi criminal Eichmann trial
A new BBC TV drama is to tell the story of the 1960s Nazi criminal trial of Adolf Eichmann, which was filmed by a TV…