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Oxfordshire Village Earns ‘£1 Million’ Via Brad Pitt’s WWII Movie “Fury”

Fury, the WWII tank movie starring Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt wasn’t that popular among the residents of the Oxfordshire village of Shisburn, the place where…

The ‘War to End All Wars’ Memorials Of France

Ian Harvey

Mimrod T. Frazer, 80, whose father – Sgt. William Johnson Frazer was awarded a Purple Heart, created a memorial on the site, to pay tribute…

101st Airborne Paratrooper Turned Writer: Herbert Eggie Tells His Story

Herbert Eggie and the 20 paratroopers under his command looked down through the open door of the plane as it soared above the drop zone…

Geli Raubal: Decades Of Unsolved Mystery

Ian Harvey

Frau Braun, 86, is one of the very few people left alive who met Geli Raubal before Hitler marked her life the way he did.…

Even Christmas Could Not Escape the Third Reich

The Daily Mail reports an exhibition in Ulm called “Decorated” was opened on December1st this year. It shows Christmas tree decorations through out the years.…

Robert Collie: One Man’s Will to Live – Surviving Both Ypres AND the Somme!

                  Robert Collie was a soldier during the First world War. He had survived the Somme and…

Flanders’ Field Sacred Soil Is Moved to London

The BBC Reports: Sacred Soil from 70 World War 1 battlefields across Belgium have finally arrived in London to be used in a memorial garden.…

WWII vet who nearly got evicted gets canopy and can now smoke outside his apartment

Siegphyl

The World War II veteran of Newington can now smoke outside of his apartment. This time with a canopy over his head. The WWII veteran…

WWI Soldier Tells The Story Of Battle Of The Aisne

Ian Harvey

Private Cain of the 1st East Lancashire Regiment was born in Newport, Shropshire. He was a reservist for 18 months and worked as a postman…

Prague’s hotel once held Cold War spies who eavesdropped on VIP guests

Siegphyl

There is more than what meets the eye. At first glance, a grand old hotel in Prague seems like an innocent building. Yet, underneath the…

WWII “Dambusters” Couple Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary

Ian Harvey

It was in 1943 when Flt Lt Steve Stevens was returning from a mission and was waiting for landing instructions from one of the men…

The Story Of WWII Special Private – Wojtek The Soldier Bear

Ian Harvey

The 22nd Artillery Company from Poland was stationed in Persia, when a young boy who was looking for food approached the men and gave them…