War Graves Commission Face Major WWI Challenge
For the 1914-18 Project, the commission is organizing and getting everything ready for four years of events, memorial commemoration, wreath laying ceremonies and tours, to…
Sylvia Salmon (1922-2013): WWII Servicewoman Asked Ashes to be Scattered Over RAF Duxford
Sylvia Salmon was among the first members of the Womens’ Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and spent some of her best years as a servicewoman in WWII…
WWII USS Hornet (CV-8) Which Became A Legend Of The War
When the USS Hornet (CV-8) was launched on Dec.14, 1940, it was the last carrier in the Yorktown class. Compared to its sister ships, the Yorktown…
Korean War: The Spine-Tingling Heroism Of The British Who Fought For Their Lives
Corporal Jim Lucock described himself as an ordinary man who just wanted to stay alive. But in war it doesn’t matter how much you want…
Last Glorious Fight of the Glowworm
Glowworm‘s only surviving officer was the 27-years old Lieutenant Robert Ramsay, R.N. It was known that the Glowworm sank under the attack of the enemy…
Movie Shows Hitler as Evil Kung Fu Master
Hitler…a Kung Fu master? Well, everything is possible and this upcoming movie attests to that. The feared German dictator during the Second World War will…
Former Head of M15 – “My Mother’s Pigeons Saved Lives in WWII”
Dame Eliza Manningham Buller, who became head of M15 from 2002 to 2007, is set to tell the story of how her mother trained pigeons…
Epic commemoration of World War I
2014 will be the first of four years of ceremonies and events to mark the 100th anniversary of World War I. The war broke out…
Northern Ireland Imagines a Nuclear Attack
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Northern Ireland Civil Servants drew up a dossier that details what would be expected if a nuclear bomb was dropped…
WWII B-17 Pilot Signs Historic Wing
In 1943, Harvey went into a boots shop to find out what deposit he had to pay for a new pair. After the bootmaker’s shop…
Holocaust Survivors Reunite With Their ‘Manna’: The Woman Who Cared For Them After The War
Soon after the end of the Second World War, Martha found herself at a manse in Lingfield, England, surrounded by children who were under her…
WWII hero Jack Tirrell repeatedly put himself in front of enemy tanks
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII hero Jack Tirrell who received four bravery medals including three MCs on three occasions during the war…