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Medals of RAF Ace Billy Drake to Go Under the Auction Gavel

He unassumingly described himself and his RAF pals as “just playboys who wanted to fly planes” but his ten WWII military decorations speak otherwise. These…

Paul Kruger School: A Safe Haven For Children

There is a Dutch school that survived the Nazi occupation during the Second World War. The school has halted their plan to create a memorial…

Aerofilms Is Tasked with Uploading 1.2 Million Photographs Online

Aerofilms launched in 1919 by the First World War veteran, Lewis Wills and Claude Grahame-White, a daredevil aviator. Aerofilms amassed an archive of images between…

The truth behind the “Russian rumor” of mythical WW I Cossacks

Siegphyl

The existence of the Cossacks immediately became news even without confirmation as to whether there is truth to the stories of their sightings. News spread…

Second World War Bunker in Guernsey Made Open to Public

An unspoiled Second World War bunker in Guernsey will be exhibited to the public come spring this year. The said Second World War bunker is…

Remembering Ray Ellis, the Last Surviving Vet from the ‘Battle of Knightsbridge’ (1920-2014)

Ray Ellis – the brave and daring desert rat hero, the only surviving soldier of the 107th Regiment of South Nottinghamshire Hussars which fought one of…

The WWI ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Mystery That Haunts Camilla’s Family

Ian Harvey

As we already know, Ryan’s three brothers, Harry, Alick and Hugh died in trenches during the First World War but he was saved from death,…

Russia’s “Stalingrad” Have the Looks of a Remarkably 3D Epic

When Stalingrad hit UK cinemas last February 21, a number of British critics have gushed at how the film not only gives a Russian perspective…

In Russia, World War II Is Suddenly Everywhere Again

Ian Harvey
World War

People in Russia are still affected by the huge sacrifices made during the Second World War against the Nazi Germany 70 years ago. Since every…

When Harry Met Joy And Her Battle Of Britain Comrades

Ian Harvey
Battle Of Britain

The were know as ‘The Few’ by all British people, the team formed of brave servicemen of the RAF who kept Hitler’s Luftwaffe at bay…

D-Day Survivor Is Awarded By French

Ian Harvey
D-Day Survivor

The Consul General of France in Atlanta, Mr Denis Barbet will be awarding the Legion of Honor to the 14 Second World War American vets,…

Josef Stalin Still Casting Long Shadow In Sochi

Ian Harvey
Josef Stalin

His summer retreat makes it possible to imagine the kind of life Stalin was living when he was there or anywhere else in the world…