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…
St. Albans Man Arrested Over Illegal WWI and WWII Haul
A 48-year-old man from St. Albans was arrested over a large WWI and WWII haul, comprised of vintage ammo and artifacts, believed to be stolen…
Filming Scenes from the English Civil War
Scenes from the English Civil War were recently reenacted in Sherwood Forest. These were not part of the typical reenactment that one might imagine, but…
10 Uncommon WWI Facts
In honor of the one-hundred-year-old war, here are ten uncommon WWI facts — some seemingly weird writers did not include them when writing down the…
Win A Trip To DC From World Of Tanks For The World Premiere Of Fury
You can be sure that if there is something involving tanks happening, Wargaming, the company behind the massively popular World of Tanks game, will be there.…
Japan: Emperor Hirohito Warned US Attack in WWII Would be ‘Self-Destructive’
A new biography on Japanese Emperor Hirohito revealed that while he may have celebrated the Japanese Imperial Army’s victories during the Second World War, he…
Australia Searches for the HMAS AE1
The HMAS AE1 was the first submarine to ever serve in the Australian navy. The sub was first sent into action following the outbreak of…
Looking Back at Classic WWII Posters
Most may not be familiar with the images above, but for some, these classic WWII posters were the sight they always would see in between…
Haileybury School Built Great War Trench in Commemoration of Its Staff and Pupils Who Perished in It
The Haileybury school in Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire built an authentic replica of a Great War trench within its campus grounds in commemoration of the 589…
Italy: Pope Francis Describes War as Madness in His Visit to WWI Monument
“War is madness”… These were the words of Pope Francis when he spoke at Italy’s biggest war memorial in Redipuglia. The pontiff also pointed out…