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Patch, the dog with an uncanny resemblance to Adolf Hitler

Siegphyl

“Adolf” or “Hitler” is how Patch, a puppy, wants to be called. In fact, he only responds to orders when called by the name of…

Memoir & analysis of 1977 war film ‘A Bridge Too Far’ by Al Murray

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) ‘Watching War Films with My Dad’, a memoir by British TV personality Al Murray (2) Hurricanes & Messerschmitts…

The Whispering Ghosts Of Gallipoli

Ian Harvey

The British War Cabinet wasn’t very impressed with the way Turkey entered the First World War on Germany’s side, in 1915. On the contrary, they…

RAF To Take Care Of Forgotten Graves

Ian Harvey

Sergeant Steve Brown remembers passing by the cemetery one day, when the resting places of several servicemen were dispersed all across the yard and overgrown.…

Dutch City Nijmegen dedicates De Oversteek Bridge to WWII soldiers

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Names of the 48 fallen WWII paratroopers are placed on the 48 pairs lampposts of the De Oversteek…

The Great War No Image Could Capture

Ian Harvey

There is this picture, now housed by the Imperial War Museum, that has been taken in September 1916, following the end of the Battle of…

Military Parade In Honour Of WWII Tank Commander From Northampton

Ian Harvey

Reg Spittles from Kingsthorpe Hollow, was born in 1918 and started working at the Crockett and Jones shoe factory just after he finished school. He…

Long Term War companion Pine Island Was There In WWII, Korean War and Vietnam

Ian Harvey

Pine Island got her name after the Pine Island Sound and there were other three ships in her class: Currituck Sound, Norton Sound, Salisbury Sound.…

Rolls Of Honour Have Been Removed From Church

Ian Harvey

Rev Michael Preston has been vicar of St Barnabas since 1986. The minister from Temple Road, Epsom, remembers the rolls being received by Surrey History…

World War II vet tells story of first atomic bombing by recollection

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  Philip Matranga, now 92 years old, silenced audiences in the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum when he shared his recollection of the atomic…

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) – fastest piston engine fighter of WW2

Jack Beckett

During the Second World War, the Dornier company was building a radically different airplane, the Do 335 Pfeil (“Arrow”). Having a unique “push-pull” layout and…

Top 10 Nazi Myths

Ian Harvey

Number 10 – The Ark Of The Covenant The Ark, which is said to have disappeared between 597 and 586 BC was most wanted by…