The Women Fighters of WWI
The female population had many roles during the Great War except women fighters. Women nurses, factory workers, drivers and even land workers were acceptable, but women fighters were a…
Refugees from Vietnam War Still Fearful of Government
During the Vietnam War, many Southern Vietnamese citizens sided with the United States in their fight against the Vietcong. Some of these citizens are still…
Couple of 67 Years Reenact Famous Times Square Kiss for V-J Day
WWII vet Sydnor Thompson and his wife Harriette reenacted the famous Times Square kiss of Alfred Eisenstaedt in time for the 69th-year of the…
Battle of the Frontiers Largely Forgotten
The Battle of the Frontiers was a major battle that took place during the First World War, and yet it receives little contemporary recognition. It…
Pearl Harbor Historical Footage Thought to be Lost Surfaces
A rare historical footage of the Pearl Harbor attack during the Second World War surfaced recently. The said factual Pearl Harbor video showed astounding shots…
Desperate Letter Lord Kitchener sent Churchill during the Great War Surfaces
The 100-year-old desperate letter Lord Kitchener sent to Churchill during the outbreak of the Great War recently surfaced and showed how vulnerable Britain was that…
Viewer Power for an Interactive Episode in BBC’s ‘Our World War’
The BBC drama series Our World War launched an interactive episode, which gave viewers the power to control how the plot will go. The edition of Our World War,…
Knighthood Petition of the Last Surviving British Member of the WWII ‘Dambusters’ Launched
An online petition for the knighthood of George Johnson, the last surviving British member of the dambusters, was recently launched online. As a matter of…
Operation Sealion Impaired by Nazi Intelligence
During the Second World War, Hitler tried to enact Operation Sealion, in which his forces were to take Britain by storm. Before this mission could…
Man Who Fired the First Bullet of WWI
Many would consider the first bullet fired in the First World War to be the one that struck Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leading to a series…
Listening Post – The Green Old Phone Box Turned into a Mini-WWI Museum
An outdated, green-hued telephone box in County Durham renamed the Listening Post could be the smallest war museum throughout the world. Way back in 2012,…
John Kerry Pays Tribute to Guadalcanal Soldiers
The soldiers who fell during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Second World War were recently honored by John Kerry, the United States Secretary of…