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Can You Help Solve This WWII Mystery?

Ian Harvey
WW2 Mystery

Chris Ward, author of Bomber Command, is calling on the Guardian readers who might have information regarding the death of the man, or who could…

American President, Barak Obama, will go to France for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

American President Barack Obama will make the trip to France in June to mark the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. He made the announcement on Tuesday,…

Professors Warn WWI Could Become Forgotten

Ian Harvey

A professor from Salem State University insists that the 100 years old conflict might soon become forgotten. Chris Mauriello, a history professor, is taking his…

70 Years Later, Fred Harris Finally Has a Pint with the Men He Saved

70 years has gone by but a World War II hero soldier is finally treated to a pint that he was promised when he saved…

Ileen Lois: The name on a ball turret that identified an entire B-17 crew

Ileen Lois. Those are the words that were painted on a World War Two B-17 bomber which was found at the bottom of a lake…

Croatia Investigates 90-year-old Man of War Crimes

Recently, authorities in Croatia have begun investigating a in his 90s of being guilty of committing war crimes. The man is believed to be an…

The Menin Gate never fails to affect skeptical people

Siegphyl

Last week I mentioned the Menin Gate. Readers who have visited and attended the communal act of remembrance that most people refer to as the…

Author seeks help in solving mystery surrounding Morecambe Mustang Pilot killed in WWII Crash on Dutch Island of Texel

Siegphyl

An author and historian is asking the public for information regarding a man from Morecambe who was killed during the Second World War. Bomber Command…

Forgotten Letter From WWI Sailor Delivered After Almost A Century

Ian Harvey
Forgotten Letter

The forgotten letter, signed “Your Blue Jacket Boy,” was dated 1916, and was found behind a fireplace in Kirkwall, Orkney. It was addressed to the…

Abe Urged To Admit Wartime Atrocities

Ian Harvey

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan’s former Prime Minister said this week that Japanese leader Shinzo Abe must honor the Murayama Statement and asked him to admit on…

Lee Miller: The Woman In Hitler’s Bathtub

Ian Harvey
Lee Miller

Her entire life was an adventure, since she was the only female photographer allowed on the front line in Europe, during World War Two and…

Wis. WWII Vet Was Lobotomized By Govt. After War

Ian Harvey
Lobotomized

His story and that of other 2,000 other Second World War veterans who suffered from mental problems and who received the procedure following the end…