Scottish Scoutmaster Saved Hundreds Of Lives From German Snipers In World War I
He was part of one of the first troops in Scotland and after leaving the Army, he went back later on and was brave enough…
Fear, Death And Futility: The Hell Of WWI Trench Warfare
The front line did not even seem to move, while millions of soldiers were dying in trenches in horrible conditions, no mattered whether they were…
Des Odgers Donates a WWII-era Japanese Flag to be Restored
The Mid-Western Regional Council has recently been granted $7,000 for the restoration of the Des Odgers’ Japanese flag which is in the Kandos Museum. Members…
US Army Take Over County As They Prepare For D-Day
June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, meant ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Second World War and it was the biggest seaborne invasion…
For sale: 88mm – $100,000 – $150,000
The 88 mm gun (eighty-eight) was a German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun from World War II. They were widely used by Germany throughout the…
Most Of The People In Britain Don’t Know That WWI Was Fought Beyond The Western Front
The new statistics show that not even half of the British people know that America was also part of the First World War and less…
Dutch Resistance Fighter Recalls German Occupation During World War II
Jules Weyers can say he lived two lives: one on the front line, struggling to survive and return home safely and another, following the end…
England Commemorates Arthur Harrison for His Centenary Victoria Cross
Friday, February 14th, marked the centenary of Arthur Harrison’s debut for his country. Stuart Lancaster’s credo will know his name. The name adorns an award…
The Long Shadow Of World War II
According to a new survey, people, who spend their early life surrounded by the chaos of the World War Two are more likely to suffer…
On The Omaha and Utah Beaches of Normandy, We Will Never Forget
On a normal day, crossing the English Channel from Britain to France can be quite an experience. On any given day, there are slight swells…
The men who dared scale the treacherous Berlin Wall
February 5, 1989 recorded the last victim of the GDR’s Berlin Wall firing orders. The victim was a 20 year old. Until now, researchers are…
Kim Phuc: Life after Napalm
The woman in this photograph is Kim Phuc. The name may not sound familiar; but when you see the iconic photograph from her childhood, you…