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New Zealand Sailor Turned Star, Vince “Cyclone” McGlone, Passes Away at 97

An old sailor who became a star on television for reciting ‘God Defend New Zealand’ in one of the navy’s more successful recruiting commercials has…

Australia At War: How Should We, As A Nation, Remember The Fallen And Living?

Ian Harvey
War

Tony Abbott, Australian prime minister, traveled to Darwin last week, where he took part in a ceremony organized for the return of soldiers who fought…

Jewess, Marie Jalowicz, Did What She had to do to Survive

A frightened young girl chose the lonesome allotment garden behind a Berlin tenement block to abort her child. The child was an impossibility if Marie…

Iconic Kissing Sailor Passes Away at 86 Years Old

You probably have seen the photograph and wondered the name of the kissing sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Life magazine shot. Glenn McDuffie, the iconic sailor…

Bolingbroke to Be Reconstructed in Bristol

The Canadian plane, Bolingbroke, was used to search for U Boats and Japanese submarines. It was brought back from the United States by Bristol Aero…

World War One: German Ships Took War To England’s Doorstep

Ian Harvey
German Ships

On the morning of December 16, 1914, 6 steel-clad German Navy warships saw the north-east coast of England and the fire started shortly after 08:00.…

The Loneliness Of Russia And The Revenge Of Hitler

Ian Harvey
Revenge Of Hitler

While the Second World War ended after six years of continuous massacre across the globe, Al Qaeda managed to destroy Syria, Libya and most recently…

History From The 1800s Repeats Itself in Crimea

During the 1850s, Russia fought a bloody war against Britain, France, and other nations. One o the larger battlegrounds was Sevastopol. Here the Russia troops…

An Act of Kindness Might Have Denied A German WWI Soldier a War Grave

The German soldier who had killed another man, fulfilled that man’s dying wish. The wish was for a photograph that he was found holding to…

Possibly Fraudulent Vet Neville Donohue Claims Cancer

Ian Harvey
Neville Donohue

Neville Donohue, a self-proclaimed officer in the Vietnam War, was due to appear before a judge to defend himself against alleged fraud. Often seen wearing…

Cold War Secret Underground Bunker Up for Grabs!

If you happen to have £50,000, why not bid for this secret underground bunker built during the Cold War which will soon go under the auction…

The Hunt is on for WWI Memorabilia as the Centenary Approaches

Ian Harvey
Centenary

Artifacts from WWI have been growing in popularity as of recent years. With the one hundredth anniversary of the war approaching, it is still a…