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…
WWII Bunker Split in Half to Create an Artistic Memorial
Guns.com brings the story of Bunker 599 located in the Netherlands, was cut in half and has been turned into an artistic war memorial. Originally…
Save Our Sounds: British Library’s Unique Collection of Sound Recordings Could Get Lost in 15 years
The British Library is appealing to Save Our Sounds as it fears its unique collection of sound recordings could get lost in the next fifteen years.…
New Cosford Exhibit – All About WWI Air Services – Opens Up
A New Cosford Exhibit, tackling air services during the Great War, recently opened at the RAF Museum in Cosford, Shropshire. The Cosford exhibit opened alongside…
Bringing the Bugatti 100P back to life: Bid to rebuild amazing 500mph WWII plane that could have won Germany the war
A team of engineers are working together to replicate the Bugatti Veyron (or Bugatti 100P), an art deco-era fighter plane that was designed for WWII…