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If Archduke Ferdinand Had Lived

Ian Harvey
Archduke Ferdinand

What if Archduke Ferdinand had never been shot and killed? The world might never have entered the First World War, and as a result history…

WWII Stories: The Destruction of Lidice from the Eyes of a Survivor

The Czechoslovakian village of Lidice was destroyed by the Nazi Germans on June 10, 1942. Jaroslava Sklenickova was among the few who survived the ordeal.…

Hitler’s Wealth of Royalties and Unpaid Taxes

Ian Harvey
Hitler’s wealth

Like that of many fascist leaders and dictators, Hitler’s wealth was not earned by entirely honest means. The Nazi leader amassed a great deal of…

Scottish Ghost Photographed at War Cemetery

Ian Harvey
ghost

According to a British schoolboy, a Scottish ghost has been sighted in the Neuville-St Vaast cemetery outside of nearby Arras, France. Mitch Glover, fourteen years…

Blackadder Found to Have Counterpart in Real World

Ian Harvey
Blackadder

Rowan Atkinson played the titular character in the sitcom Blackadder from 1983 to 1989, with the most recent special being released in 1999. The show…

Secret Wind Tunnels Used for Aircraft Testing

Ian Harvey
wind tunnels

During the Second World War, secret wind tunnels helped the British test new planes. Even as early as WWI, military planes were tested at the…

North Korea Threatens James Franco

Ian Harvey
North Korea

One of Kim Jong Un’s representatives has recently declared that North Korea is actively against a new film starring James Franco. Franco’s film, entitled The…

Undertaker Makes an Appeal for Mourners to Attend Funeral of RAF Vet

Undertaker Eddy Jacobs makes out an appeal on behalf of RAF vet Sidney Marshall who was a WWII hero but has no one to attend…

BBC Axes WWI Drama ‘The Crimson Field’ After Only One Series

After having been shown for one series, BBC axed its WWI Drama which focused on the lives of nurses while they served at a fictional…

Theater Company Stan’s Café Honors WWI

Ian Harvey

A European theater company called Stan’s Café has staged an elaborate tribute to the fallen soldiers of the First World War. They have depicted the…

The Widely Forgotten Battle of Kohima and Imphal

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Kohima and Imphal

The Battle of Kohima and Imphal was by far the deadliest battle to take place in India during the Second World War. Seventy years ago,…

New Wolfenstein Game Features Nazi Version of The Beatles

Ian Harvey
The Beatles

The new game in the Wolfenstein series has sparked outrage amongst fans with their depiction of The Beatles performing under Hitler’s regime. Changing their name…