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It is Necessary to Continue Nazi Hunting?

On January 10, 2014, there was a post on the New York Times Editorial Board about why Nazi hunting remains crucial. Time is running out…

Dodging U-Boats En Route To Paradise

Ian Harvey

While in Trinidad, James’s father became the head of the Salvation Army and Governor Sir Bede Clifford’s defence adviser. James began his studies at Queen’s…

Marine Corps Base Quantico

Ian Harvey

They were trained in trench warfare and some other combat skills. 2nd Lt. W.B. Jackson wrote in his memoir about one of his experiences during…

Duty, Mercy and WWII: Man Meets German Pilot Who Shot Down His Father’s Plane During the War

Francis “Bud” Peacock III traveled to Germany to delve deep into his father’s WWII history and found this story of duty and mercy. For Hans Müller,…

WWI Soldiers Left Poems And Signatures In Somme Tunnels

Ian Harvey
Somme Tunnels

The tunnels haven’t been touched for almost 100 years. Inside, archaeologists found out the signatures came from a Cumbrian regiment. Many other objects which used…

WW1 Dead and Shell Shock Figures Were Highly Underestimated

Ian Harvey
Shell Shock

According to an academic’s research, the number of casualties after the First World War went up to ten million, half a million more than what…

Britain flaunts Battle of Waterloo victory in Brussels

Siegphyl

The triumph of Britain in Waterloo was audacious and cunning that gave a serious blow to French ambitions for a European superstate. After two centuries,…

356th Fighter Group Restaurant To Close

Ian Harvey

The 356th Fighter Group restaurant has been a touristic attraction since its opening in 1989, when it was owned and run by the Specialty Restaurant…

‘Bluey’s’ Spitfire An Original In Every Way

Ian Harvey
Spitfire

According to an article written on page one of the Army News in 1944, on January 7, the Truscott Spitfire was build at the expense…

B-17 Flying Fortress: Scrapping After WWII

Jack Beckett

These Video Images Are From The Kingman, Arizona Aviation Graveyard (1947- 1948). It’s called ‘The Treasured Collection Of Heartbreaking Photos’. It’s A Video By Ramo…

Spitfire Mission Accomplished For Local Aviation Society

Ian Harvey
Aviation Society

Painted as a 72 Squadron aircraft, the Mark II P7895 Spitfire served from 1941 to March 1945. It took part in the Battle of Britain…

“Leningraders: the Nine Hundred Days in the Name of Life”

Ian Harvey
Leningraders

The little-known songs were composed during the 900 days siege of Leningrad, when the Germans surrounded the city between September 1941 and January 1944. “Leningraders:…