New biography details life of Goebbels
[Via] A new biography of Dr Joseph Goebbels has been written and published by historian Peter Longerich. Goebbels was Adolf Hitler’s propaganda chief and number two,…
The World War Two US Army Deserter That Was Hung For His Crimes
The story of a World War Two US Army deserter who caused criminal chaos in Rome during the war has been uncovered. Werner Schmiedel was…
Blackadder Goes Forth – 13 Of The Best Quotes!
Blackadder Goes Forth is the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder The series placed the recurring characters of Blackadder, Baldrick and George…
THE MEN BEHIND MONTY – Review by Mark Barnes
This is a very readable account of the headquarters operated by Bernard Montgomery in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe between 1942 and 1945. Monty…
Top 7 Allied Mistakes In Europe During WWII
Now, decades after World War 2 ended, it is easy for us to look back and point out where the commanders made the wrong decision…
20 Interesting V1 Buzzbomb Facts
Quickfire, 20 facts about the V1 Buzzbomb 1) The V1 stands for Vergeltungswaffe-1, German for retaliatory weapons and they were developed to strike back at Britain…
Historian questions Sir Christopher Lee’s World War Two service
[Via] Earlier this year Sir Christopher Lee sadly died at the age of 93. Now historians are claiming the famous actor’s role during World War…
Battle of Britain bunker to be restored
[Via] The British government has promised £1 million in funding to save and restore an historic Battle of Britain bunker in west London. The bunker is…
New images reveal World War Two wrecks in Indian Ocean
A gun from the Koromoran. Pictures: WA Museum [Via] Researchers have shed new light on the wreck of the Nazi HSK Kormoran sunk during World…
THE HURRICANE STORY – Review by Mark Barnes
I was watching a couple of Hurricanes lumbering into the sky from my local airport at the weekend and they looked wonderful. That throaty rumble…
Roswell was not aliens – it was the Nazis, according to a German documentary
In 1947, a flying saucer crashed-landed near the little town of Roswell, New Mexico. At least, that was what was reported on July 8 of…
Warplanes to Siberia: the legendary route to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII
About Warplanes to Siberia To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, online game developer and publisher Wargaming, in partnership with…