Ten Most Senseless Wars of All Time
Images used (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sultan Kalid Barghash of Zazibar who ruled from August 25 to August 27, 1896 (2) The French forces…
World War II centenarian veteran’s award ceremony disrupted
A US Second World War navy veteran was faced with a frustrated crowd during his award ceremony. The south east campus of Portland Community College…
Wroclaw University took 80 long years to reconfer the stripped academic degree to the German Jews
After 80 years of severe perseverance, the Jews of Germany will receive their lost educational qualification that was removed by the Nazi Germans. Wroclaw University…
Food Rationing and Rationing Tips from the WWII-Era
When we speak of WWII, we think gruesome battles, the war technologies used and all the lives lost in its horrors; but do we also…
WWII Bomb “Blown Up” at Clissold Park, Hackney After Civilian Dug It Up from his Property
A WWII bomb was “blown up” by the authorities at Clissold Park in Hackney after a civilian dug it up while he was gardening in…
Revisiting HBO’s “The Pacific” and John Basilone
Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is one of what has come to be known as the “Greatest Generation”, the group of men and women who went…
Forgotten Victoria Cross Hero Colonel Charles Grant Honored, Neglected Gravestone Repaired
Colonel Charles Grant earned the Victoria Cross because he remained brave and resourceful even when faced with an enemy that’s greatly superior in numbers. However,…
Unbelievable feat of WWI tank crew who survived 72 hours of assaults from both friends and foes
Photo story: (Clockwise from top left) (1) The Fray Bentos turned on its side and crippled, (2) A Mark IV tank on display in Ashford,…
WWII Stories: The Mein Kampf, the Longest March and WWII Vet Robbie Clark
Emaciated British POW Robbie Clark knew that lugging a 700-page book on what could be a march to death could be an unbearable pain but he also knew…
Catholic Mass held in commemoration of World War II-era Croatian leader, Ante Pavelic
Jewish communities, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center, have condemned the holding of a Catholic Church mass at the end of December in Zagreb, Croatia, to…
Battle to save the Battle of Britain Chapel ended in success!
St. George’s chapel at Biggin Hill was likely to close its doors forever to visitors due to insufficient funding. The chapel commemorates the RAF spitfire…
World War II’s X men, crews of the dangerous X class midget submarines
The anniversary of the 1943 mission of raiding a German battleship using small and dangerous X class midget submarine or X-craft is being marked. The…