B-24 Bomber Plane Found In the South Pacific
During the Second World War, more than 400,000 American soldier perished while in battle. There are still thousands that have never been found. Thousands of…
Man Who Hid Art Loots in Munich Apartment Holds Key to “The Amber Room”?
The cache of hidden art found in a dingy Munich flat and said to amount to £1 billion may look like a story right out of the…
eBay apologises for selling Holocaust memorabilia
some of the uniforms of the victim of Holocaust in Germany eBay is one of the world largest online auction site, that help buyers meet…
Stephen McGinty: First World War history in making
BBC has launched 2,500 hours of broadcasting about the First World War to change people perception about the war, but as Stephen McGinty writes…
My great-uncle, the secret Nazi hunter
When Thomas Harding attended his great-uncle’s funeral in 2006, he was not expecting to stumble upon a family secret his relatives had kept since the…
A GOOD AGE: WW2 scrapbook leads to new discoveries
Deborah Campbell of Quincy recently learned about her late grandfather, Owen Conrad. He was a top-level American spy during World War Two. Another person…
Nazi Officer, War Criminal Erich Priebke Secretly Buried in Italian Jail Cemetery
A newspaper had released a report saying Ex-Nazi SS Captain Erich Priebke was buried secretly in an Italian prison cemetery after a number of locations…
In WW1, Alvin York Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed
Alvin York almost captured 132 German soldiers during WW1 using a rifle and pistol. The Germans had 32 machine guns together with rifles and pistols.…
The Battle of Point Judith – The sinking of U-853.
America’s involvement in the Second World War was only towards the end; however, by then Germany was almost defeated and orders were given to all…
Japan and Russia Agree to Resume Peace Talks After 58 Years of Tension
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov suggested to the Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida that both countries should work together in efforts to resolve…
Prince Philip meets the pilot he saved in southeast Sumatra during WW2
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Duke of Edinburgh and his grandson Prince Harry paid homage at the graves of unknown British troopers from…