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WWI Raid On Zeebrugge

Ian Harvey
Raid On Zeebrugge

Although the end of the First World War was close, with only a few months left of it, the Germans did not seem to want…

WWI in Motion Picture: From “Wings” to “War Horse”

WWI had been adapted in motion picture many times and has left a lasting impression in the silver screen. From the 1927 Oscar-winning silent film…

France: Fallen Headstones Replaced for WWI Centenary and 70th D-Day Anniversary

Graves of fallen British servicemen buried in French cemeteries are given a makeover – by replacement of fallen and damaged headstones – in preparation for…

“Eton Boys” may have signed up for death in the trenches when they signed up for public school

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Public school officers during World War I did not quite get the attention of the media. They were often depicted as nice yet hiding miles…

The hunt to solve Hitler’s death continues

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Decades after the fall of the Nazi era, stories about Adolf Hitler’s alleged escape from Berlin surfaced again stirring tales of horror of the past.…

New record of WWII role of Japanese emperor Hirohito

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Japanese emperor Hirohito in his early years as emperor (2) Hirohito was very interested in marine biology and…

Search Is On For Hitler’s Secret Atom-Bomb Lab Under Death Camp

Ian Harvey
Atom Bomb

If they succeed in finding the hidden lab, it would finally show us how close the Nazi came to creating a nuclear weapon and maybe…

Rare Photos of Infamous Nazi War Criminals Emerge

Photos of some of the infamous Nazi war criminals in chains after WWII ended, part of a collection of a British army officer, have emerged…

Scottish Scoutmaster Saved Hundreds Of Lives From German Snipers In World War I

Ian Harvey
Scottish Scoutmaster

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

Ian Harvey
Trench

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

Ian Harvey
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…