Holiday Spirit In Soviet Union
They say it is worth spending Christmas in Moscow, as there is plenty of snow and wonderful winter scenery. There is just a minor disadvantage:…
David Cameron Pays Tribute To Relative Killed at Ypres
The 37-year-old captain served with the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry and his name is listed among the 54,896 recorded on the gate. The…
Who’s Bigger? Hitler outranks Churchill on Google’s most influential figures
Nelson Mandela, who recently passed away, is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of mankind. Evidently, people…
A Bullet Lodged in Arnhem Veteran Body is Found After Death
Jack Mansell was a World War II Arnhem veteran who recently passed away. When workers in the funeral parlor cremated the body, they were surprised…
WWI German U-boat UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after 92 years
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after the Recent storms and tidal changes (2) Postcard depicting the sinking of…
Rare WWII “disappearing pillbox” discovered at Evanton
A rare World War II pillbox that could “disappear” was discovered at what once was a former military airfield in the Highlands. The Pickett-Hamilton fort…
71 Years After WWII, Flight Sergent Is Finally Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
The SBS Flight Sergent Ken Wright should have been promoted to Flight Lieutenant; however, for a number of bureaucratic reasons–and he was shot down over…
Battle of the Bulge Still Frozen In Time
The American units were preparing for the worst; digging underground shelters, finding places where to sleep, where they could just escape from the cold and…
Berlin Zoo Goes Head On with Dark Nazi Past
After over seven decades since the time Berlin Zoo forced its Jewish stockholders out, the institution decided to face its dark Nazi past head on…
Owner Of The Lost 100-year-old Teddy Bear Was Killed In Baghdad In WWI
The bear with one eye and one floppy ear, was found abandoned at Bristol Airport, in a bag together with a black and white photograph…