Ex-Burma POW, Jan Bras, Sues for Damages
Expatica reports the story of Jan Bras. Bras is suing the Dutch state for compensation for physical injuries he sustained while he was a POW…
Mission: Bring Back the WWII Wicksteed Park Ice Cream
The search is on for the lost special ice cream recipe that was so popular in Britain during and even after WWII – Wicksteed Park…
Nazi Art Dealer Who Stole From Jews On Behalf Of Hitler
Cornelius Gurlitt, 80, insists his father Hildebrand was innocent and that the paintings were acquired legitimately. The art collector is now desperately trying to take…
World War I Dog Tag Returned To Digger’s Family
Valentin Henon discovered the dog tag in 2012, after using his metal detector in a field nearby where he lives, in northern France. He asked…
Two Nazi-plundered Artworks Found in Germany’s Bundestag
Berlin, Germany – Only months after the world was gripped with the news of the discovery of the billions-worth artworks said to be Nazi plunders during…
Toledoan Returning Vietnam War Helmet To Vietnamese Family
He found it on a battlefield in 1968 and it reminded him of his service in Vietnam, of the time he was an Army Green…
Lloyd Kilmer Made It Out Of A POW Camp On Liberation Day
Kilmer was from Minnesota and he enlisted in the war in 1942, when he was 21 years old. After finishing his military training, he went…
A Look at the Story Behind WWII Movie “The Railway Man”
WWII movie “The Railway Man” is a moving account of a prisoner of war’s experience in war, in love, hating, forgiving and moving on. Meet…
Family Stories Attached At Shepway War Memorial To Mark WWI Centenary
They spent hundreds of pounds and a huge amount of time, trying to put together the stories of over 1,500 people whose names appear on…
Donald MacLaren:The Spying Scotsman Who Hunted The Nazis Of New York
While their uniforms were nothing but grey and black suits, their weapons were their ability to make up fast sentences, their manners and maybe a…
Austria To Conduct Search For Hidden Nazi Laboratory
Thousands of people were killed in the 15 miles of tunnels that lie under Gusen. Authorities are now searching the tunnels located under the former…
Dark Tourism is on the Rise
The Guardian reported on Dark Tourism; a creepy trend that seems to be gaining ground. Some tourists aren’t looking for relaxing experiences anymore; now they…