The One-Armed Warrior Who Was Awarded The Victoria Cross
Some soldiers are so pig-headedly persistent that they go down in legend; including one who did so with only one arm. George Albert Cairns was…
The Most Unlucky U-Boat Of WWII Yields Fascinating Photographs
Wilhelm Hinrichs was a First Officer in the German Navy during World War II. He served on what was perhaps the least successful U-boat in…
Seven Reasons Why Britain was Unprepared for World War Two
In retrospect, the outbreak of the Second World War seems both obvious and inevitable. However, to many people at the time, particularly in Britain, there…
A Race for Superiority – The Sources of Military Intelligence in World War Two
During the Second World War, military intelligence came into its own in a way it never had before. The increasing speed, scale, and complexity of…
Storm Exposes Historic Shipwreck and WW2 Coastal Defences
The remains of the Jeune Hortense, a French brigantine which ran aground more than 130 years ago, have once again been revealed thanks to a…
The House of Horrors – Amon Göth’s house sold for conversion to Luxury Villa
The former home of Amon Goeth, infamous commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in German-occupied Poland, has been sold for conversion into a…
Discovering the stories of forgotten casualties of WW2
Claudine Adroit of Montigny, France, has dedicated herself to locating and visiting the families of seven deceased crew members of a Lancaster bomber shot down…
“A time to be stealthy and a time to be lethal” – Well-Timed Brutality in Sniper Elite 4
According to the narrator in Sniper Elite 4’s launch trailer, “Timing is everything.” During the trailer, Karl Fairburne, the game’s protagonist, manages to slit the…
Born to Fight – The Only Non-Commonwealth Recipient of the Victoria Cross
People say that some men were born at the right time in history for their gallantry to shine. For Dane Anders Lassen, WWII was his…
The Awesome Challenger Tank – Mighty British War Machines Of World War Two
Part of the extensive preparations for D-Day was the necessary upgrade of weapons. The Germans firmly held a foothold in Europe thanks to their superior…
A Soldier’s Noble Quest to Return a War Medal to its Rightful Owner
This is the story of how a young soldier’s passion for collecting antiques led to a quest to reunite lost war medals with their owners…
Honored on her 100th Birthday – Pilot Who flew Spitfires and Bombers in WW2
Mary Ellis is one of the last surviving Air Transport Auxiliary pilots. She was surprised by a party in her honor at the Sandown Airport…