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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…

Rock Band KISS Raised $1 Million for Thayer Oregon Military Museum

Legendary rock band KISS – known for their face paints, ornate outfits, hard rock music out-of-this world performances – went make-up less and pulled out…

American Hero Honoured After Over Hundred Years

Ian Harvey
American Hero

After many years of nothonouring soldiers whose sacrifices and heroic act was more than a 100 years ago, an act of Congress, as well as…

Hitler’s Shameful Death: The Fuhrer’s Unheroic Final Moments

Ian Harvey
: Hitler's Shameful Death

In May 1945 when Hitler’s death was announced by its Nazi propagandist, it was made to look like the German warlord died a hero. According…

Brooklyn: Defaced WWI Monument Rededicated

A defaced WWI monument in Brooklyn, New York was rebuilt and rededicated Wednesday, September 10, in time for the Great War’s 100th-year commemoration. For 44 years,…

Germany: US Army Bids Schweinfurt Army Garrison Goodbye

Schweinfurt, Germany – The sounding of the bugle’s call playing “To The Colors” may mean the end of a day’s work in US military bases throughout the world, but…

Margo Wölk: What Life was Like as Hitler’s Food Taster

96-year-old Margo Wölk is the last of her kind — the last surviving food taster of the notorious German dictator, Adolf Hitler. And in those times…