Swearing And WWI
Fighting Words: Canadian Soldiers’ Slang and Swearing in the Great War, a brilliant essay by Tim Cook, is probably the best example of swearing and…
Iwo Jima Vet On War Souvenir Mercy Mission
He did not think much about what to do, he didn’t spend any time thinking whether that soldier had a family, a name or a…
Swastika: Sign of Peace or Hatred?
In May of 2012 a mysterious swastika appeared in a field in Ontario. Google Maps captured the symbol at the location of 1600 Gainsborough Rd,…
Deer in Germany still does not cross former Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain has long been removed. The electric fences, barbed wires, watchtowers and heavily-armed guards that once lined the borders are long gone. But…
Talking Dogs Army Part of Hitler’s Plan to Win WWII – Doctor
It is not just a movie plot. As bizarre as its sounds, it really did happen in reality. German dictator Adolf Hitler had really commissioned Nazi scientists…
The Priest Who Saved A Four-Year-old Hitler From Death In An Icy River
The newspaper article, depicting the story of a four-year-old boy who was saved from drowning, perhaps one of the hardest to accept act of mercy…
World War 1 Was Not Inevitable
20 million people lost their lives in the First World War, while a whole generation of young soldiers of Europe perished in the terrible massacre…
Elite Cold War Soldiers Light-Weight Nuclear Weapons in Backpacks
News Track India reported on February 2nd that the US carried light weight nuclear weapons in their backpacks during the Cold War. The US and…
Gettysburg Foundation Plans to Reconstruct Cemetery Ridge
Stars and Strips ran a story on January 31, 2014 about the Gettysburg Foundation and their plans to restore Cemetery Ridge parking lot at Gettysburg…
More Than 1,800 Vets’ Records Intentionally Destroyed Or Misfiled By 2 Clerks
The two employees of the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis County were both students. Lonnie Halkmon, who is 28 years old, was sentenced…
Internal Memo Alleges JPAC Ethics Violations, Mishandling Of Military Remains
According to a series of Internal communications obtained by Stars and Stripes, JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory, which is responsible for the recovering and identifying American…
Key Political Figures of WWI
The Global Post compiled a list of the key political figures during the First World War. Here are their profiles. Britain David Lloyd George (1853…