Man Relates His Time as a Japanese Hostage in WWII
Rupert Wilkinson lived with his mother and sister in Manila during the 1942 period of Japanese invasion. With their father away at war as a…
Paravene, a Unique underwater mine-sweeping WWII Weapon, Found in East Mayo
The paravene, an underwater mine-sweeping device that was used in the Second World War by the British Army, has washed on the shores of Lake…
The Nazis, Auschwitz and the Man Named Wilhelm Brasse
He was forced by the Nazis to capture images that would haunt him throughout his lifetime…this is the story of the Nazis, the camp named Auschwitz and…
Three U Boats missing until 1985 when found in the Elbe U-boat bunker in Hamburg
Early in 1940 the Germans realized the vulnerability of their open top U-Boat enclosures and decided to start building massive bunkers to guard their precious…
Unexploded Bomb off the Coast of Crow Point Beach
The Royals Navy was asked to take care of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War that has washed up on the beach of…
The Bletchley Park WRENs, Crackers of German Code
Margaret Mortimer is one of the Wrens, a group of women who worked to break German code on Colossus, Britain’s first computer at decryption establishment…
Naval Veterans From USS Duxbury Meet after 70 Years
As the anticipated WWII film, The Monuments Men opened, another drama from the Second World War unfolded in Shoreline. Harry Goin was a tough kid…
Next Time You Travel Time, Do NOT Kill Hitler
It is a common science fiction device that time travelers often set out on their adventures with a single goal in mind: to kill Hitler…
The Jews Who Fought for the Führer
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Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War
Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…
US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments
In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…
A Look Into the Vietnam Tunnels
Huyh Van Chia was only 17 years old when he began to fight as a guerilla soldier in the Vietnam War. When he turned 21,…