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Famous Italian Cyclist, Gino Bartali, is a Secret Hero

Ian Harvey

Gino Bartali was a famous Italian cyclist who won several titles in the 1930’s, including three Giro d’Italia events, a key cycling competition in Europe,…

Bairnsfather: Will He Be Recognized After 100 years For his Contribution?

Ian Harvey
Bairnsfather

One of the relics of a bygone age are the Bairnsfather cartoons that helped to sustain the morale of British troops of the First World…

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Marks 71st Remembrance Anniversary

Ian Harvey
Warsaw Ghetto uprising

Earlier this year, the Jewish community in Poland and Warsaw’s local residents gathered together to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against…

Fallen Japanese-American WWII are remembered

Ian Harvey
WWII

The Nisei Veterans Legacy Center has hosted an annual event honoring fallen WWII Japanese-American soldiers and their families since 2006.  This year’s ceremony was held…

The Top 10 World War II Games on PC

Ian Harvey

World of Tanks World of Tanks keeps its popularity as a free online game that rules over many others with regular updates and a multitude…

Left to Rot: World War Two and Nazi-Era Buildings That Have Been Left Empty For Decades

Ian Harvey
World War Two

Decades after Hitler and his soldiers fought World War Two and wiped out many Jewish people through its concentration camps, some of the magnificent buildings…

War vet receives gift that is out of this world

Ian Harvey
World War II veteran

World War II veteran, Trevor Watkins, first learned how to fly a Tiger Moth plane 72 years ago when he was just 19 years old. …

Nightmares remind vet of Burma railway experiences

Ian Harvey
Burma railway

PoW survivor Fred Seiker shares his experiences as a WWII prisoner of war who was forced to construct the Burma Railway, which was completed 71…

Lost WWII Aircraft Recovered From Lake Maskoka

Ian Harvey
WWII Aircraft

A search and rescue mission over Lake Maskoka of Ontario in 1940 resulted in the loss of a Northrup A17 Nomad and two servicemen. While…

Was It British Incompetence That Sealed The Fate of the Palmach Raid?

Ian Harvey
Palmach

The first operation of the newly formed Israeli commando force called the Palmach, ended in mystery on May 18, 1941. A unit of 23 Israeli…

A Look at How Paris Looked Like When It Was Liberated From the Nazis 70 Years Ago

Ian Harvey
Second World War

About 70 years ago, Paris was liberated from the Nazis and images captured by a photographer at the time tell the story of how the…

Swiss company apologizes for pictures of dictators on coffee creamers

Ian Harvey
Swiss company

Swiss coffee lovers were shocked this week when they discovered pictures of Mussolini and Hitler on dairy creamers found in restaurants owned by retail giant…