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Richard Wagner and the Third Reich

Ian Harvey
Richard Wagner

Many comparisons can be drawn between Richard Wagner and Adolf Hitler. Both are regarded as strongly anti-Semitic, and both believed that German culture needed to…

War Criminals of WWII Japan Confess Their Crimes

Ian Harvey
war criminals

Of all historic conflicts, WWII may be most associated with war criminals. Vicious wrongdoings were in abundance as the Allies fought tooth and nail to…

WWII Veteran and Olympic Runner Louis Zamperini Dies of Pneumonia

Ian Harvey
Louis Zamperini

Louis Zamperini was a veteran of the Second World War. He left his career as an Olympic runner to fly for the Allied forces, but…

Russian Embassy Awards British WWII Arctic Convoy Veterans with the Ushakov Medal

Ian Harvey
WWII

The Russian embassy awarded 30 British World War II veterans with the Ushakov medal. The medals were presented by the Russian embassy’s defense attaché Captain…

The Unsinkable Navy Heroes of the First World War

Ian Harvey
Royal Navy

They guarded the waters going towards South Americas and the eastern parts of China and Middle East and kept the British Empire rock solid during…

Man Purchases WWII-Era Plane from Topeka Flight Museum

Ian Harvey
flight museum

An unnamed man in Michigan has recently purchased a vintage aircraft from a flight museum in Topeka. The aircraft in question is a rare O-46…

Cheating at Statistics 8: Seeing Things

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Many engagements involving Tigers have been elevated to legendary status, and many more have been forgotten. It is a shame, as it can be difficult…

Restoringthe Flying Fortresses That Helped With Winning the Second World War

Ian Harvey
Second World War

Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, a group of people are working hard to make sure they preserve some of the…

World War Two: British Manual Bestseller in Germany

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World War Two

An instructional manual written and given to British soldiers serving in Germany as a guide on how to deal with German civilians has become a…

Wreckage of Flying Coffin Discovered in Italy

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Flying Coffin

During the Second World War, the term “Flying Coffin” was used to describe the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. This aircraft got its nickname from air crew…

First World War: The Tragic Moment a Man Was Ordered To Kill His Best Friend

Ian Harvey
First World War

Private Jimmy Smith joined the British army to fight and protect his country. But after fighting gallantly at Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and the Battle…

British Spy Manual Reveals Secret WWII Tactics

Ian Harvey
spy manual

The notion of a spy manual which details covert tactics such as concealing bombs inside of dead rodents may sound to some people like something…