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World War II machines from Brilliant to Bizarre

Ian Harvey
World War II machines

With the advent of new technologies during the Second World War, there was an increase in requirement of new war ammunitions and machines. There were…

Germany’s worst secret agent

Ian Harvey
secret agent

Well dressed and attractive, Armgaard Karl Graves seemed to fit the mold of a successful spy.  He was a secret agent who went into Edinburgh…

Liverpool: Rector’s Curiosity Leads to the Discovery of “Time Capsule” Room

The curiosity of Rev. Dr. Crispin Palling of the St. Nicholas in Liverpool led to the discovery of a “time capsule” room – a room where time…

Newly Restored WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial Reopened

After undergoing a renovation costing up to $32 million, the newly renovated WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial reopens today, December 1. It can be remembered…

Japanese Newspaper: “Comfort Women”, Not “Sex Slaves”

Tokyo – Japan’s largest circulating publication and conservative newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, released an apology Friday, November 28, for using the terminology “sex slaves” in pertaining to the women…

Germany’s Controversial Mini-Series “Generation War’ Bags Emmy Award

 “Generation War”, a controversial mini-series from Germany, bagged the top prize in the TV movie/mini-series category during the International Emmys held last Monday, November 24, in…

Second World War: The backdrop of the movies in the race for Oscars

Ian Harvey
Second World War

Whether it is a moviemaker or studio where movies are made both of them love to make war movies. On the other hand audience also…

Scarborough WWI Bombardment Set to be Commemorated A Century On

Scarborough will commemorate the WWI bombardment of the coastal town in the hands of the Germans during the Great War — December of 1914, to be…

Lost bodies of five airmen to be recovered after 70 years

Ian Harvey
airmen

Five soldiers from Halifax HR980 who were killed in 1943 during a night raid have never had their bodies recovered.  These WWII airmen were shot…

Hanbury Crater: Britain’s biggest WWII explosion site 70 years on

Ian Harvey

Seismologists in Switzerland at first thought it was an earthquake, hardly guessing the seismograph recorded the effects of a massive explosion in far distant England.…

Fantasy Imitation of John Cairncross in “The Imitation Game”

Ian Harvey
The Imitation Game

Gayle Brinkerhoff found “The Imitation Game” to be the fantasy portrayal of her late husband John Cairncross who was an Enigma code breaker at Bletchley…

Not-Before-Seen Pictures of WWI Explosion in Halifax Revealed

Previously unseen pictures of the WWI explosion in Halifax, then the world’s biggest explosion, were recently revealed and released. The said photos were taken by a Somerset…