Band of Brothers in WWII: The Eight Siblings from Birmingham Who Served the War and Lived
Eight brothers from Birmingham served during the Second World War and all of them lived to tell their stories — literally a surviving band of brothers. When…
Signed Portrait of Notorious German Dictator To be Auctioned, Expected Price – £18,000
A 16-inch-tall portrait of the notorious Adolf Hitler with his very own signature is scheduled to go down the gavel in September 13 at Runcorn,…
Decorated Marine Unit Dubbed “Walking Dead” Deactivated
The decorated Marine Corps battalion nicknamed “Walking Dead” was deactivated last August 29, Friday in a ceremony at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North…
Seven Decades Pass Since French Liberation
During the Second World War, French liberation was one of the Allies’ key goals. One of the primary goals of D-Day and the assault on…
Burning of the White House in 1814
Some people, particularly young Americans who have been through some of the earlier stages of American history classes, are at the very least vaguely aware…
WWI Stories of Survival: How Three Soldiers Cheated Death with Unexpected Objects
From the countless other stories of survival throughout WWI history, these three stories of survival stand out. Three British soldiers cheated death with the most unlikely items…
France: Two Tommies, Three WWII British Soldiers Given Proper Burials
Two Tommies and three British soldiers were given proper burials with complete military honors last August 27 and 28, 2014. Two of the three remains…
Stripped ‘Sheriff’ Zara Tee Recalled, Shoppers Say It’s Very Similar to Holocaust Garb
Due to a string of shoppers’ reactions, the clothing and accessories retailer Zara has removed from its stores its stripped ‘sheriff’ tee. The said piece…
Mass Grave, Believed to be of Stalinist Terror Victims, In Ukrainian Castle Discovered
About a thousand remains, majority of them Polish and believed to be victims of Stalinist terror, were unearthed in Kazimierz, the great castle in Ukraine…
Move to Put WWII Fighter Plane Sea Fury T20 Back to the Sky Initiated
A move to repair the WWII fighter plane, the Sea Fury T20, which crashed during this year’s RNAS Cludrose Air Day, was recently put into motion. The…
Campaign to Commemorate UK’s Chinese Labour Corps in WWI Launched
Eight leading Chinese organizations in UK have launched Ensuring We Remember, a campaign which aims to build a memorial for 96,000 Chinese workers who worked in UK’s…
Diary of WWI Hero George Beck on Life in the Front Line and the Christmas Truce
How life was while in the front line as well as the events of the Christmas Truce in December 1914 were revealed in the handwritten…