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The Battle of Britain: In Honour of the Men That Fought Wholly In the Air

Ian Harvey
The Battle of Britain

It was a gathering to celebrate the brave men that fought through World War Two. And to mark the Memorial Day celebration, the Rolls-Royce Merlinengine…

Why are the British so Fixed on WWII? – Germans

British Museum director Neil MacGregor states that the Germans have a great admiration for Britain and the British but is flabbergasted as to why the latter are…

World War Two: A Map of All the Bombs That Fell On Dorset

Ian Harvey
World War Two

When he set out to plot the locations of every single bomb that was thrown in Dorset during World War Two, the pensioner that not…

Germania: Hitler’s Design for His Massive Nazi City

Hitler’s design for Germania, the planned “supercapital” of his planned empire, has a dome that could fit in 180,000 people and a boulevard that’s five…

Spooky Pic of What Seemed to Be a Ghostly Figure of a Soldier Baffles Shop Owner

Could this ghostly figure be that of WWI driver, Friend Peel? Shopkeeper Alison Lambert is baffled over a photo taken last May and the ghostly…

World War Two: Friendship Through Pain, Camaraderie and Valour

Ian Harvey
World War Two

Seventeen heroes of World War Two has built a long term friendship among themselves through the pain, camaraderie and valour they shared together while in…

The Trenches: Six Reasons Many British Soldiers Survived It

Ian Harvey
The Trenches

For many, the trenches are a “no man’s land” where gruesome death and brutal injuries are a daily routine. But according to statistics, it is…

Plane Lost During Battle of Britain is Unearthed

Ian Harvey
Battle of Britain

A wrecked plane recently discovered in Dorset has been dated back to the Battle of Britain. The plane in question is a German Messerschmitt Bf…

Reising Model 50 Submachine Gun Sold in Mississippi

Ian Harvey
submachine gun

In rural Mississippi, there is a town called Macon. There are other towns like it, but Macon has something most towns do not. Namely, a…

Ireland: Wreckage of German Bomber Discovered Off Shetland

Divers believed they had found the remains of a German bomber in the North Sea just off Shetland. Divers from Orkney discovered one of the engines…

Frustrations Of A World War One Hero’s Granddaugher

Ian Harvey
World War One hero

The granddaughter of a World War One hero is furious with church officials for building a shed over the grave of her grandfather. Her grandfather,…

Some Of The Secrets That Made Harry Houdini The Greatest Illusionist

Ian Harvey
The Greatest Illusionist

A new mini-series on the History Channel is set to show us some of the secrets that made Harry  Houdini the greatest illusionist of the…