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An outdated, green-hued telephone box in County Durham renamed the Listening Post could be the smallest war museum throughout the world.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…
Luk Perceval Puts on New Production
The Belgian director Luk Perceval has organized a brand new production. This new show, entitled “Front,” aims to honor the First World War through a…
WWI’s Cuddly Yet Brave ‘Soldiers’ – Cats
It was not only the men who went into service when the Great War broke out in 1914; cats did, too. These lovable and very…
Imperial War Museum Revamps WWI Exhibits
The Imperial War Museum in London has updated one of its oldest features, a presentation on the WWI, and created a number of new presentations…
Flanders Monument Honors Welsh WWI Soldiers
A new Flanders monument has been erected, in order to honor the many soldiers from Wales who lost their lives while fighting in the First…
War Costs of Yesterday and Today
It is difficult to skirt the issues associated with high war costs. For instance, even though the United States still has troops deployed overseas, many…
Allied Capture of German Submarine U-505
The Allied capture of German submarine U-505 took place at an important time in the Second World War. With the Allied invasion of Normandy planned…
Ambon POWs Struggle with Internal Differences
Stuck on an island of Indonesia during the Second World War, Ambon POWs faced many of the same threats as most other prisoners of…