Experiences, Attachments, Reminders, and Lessons from WW2- A museum does all that at once
It’s September 1st 1939 the world goes to war. Dubbed by some as the great Armageddon, to others the apocalypse with all its horrors, it…
WWII Stories: Odette Sansom, the First Woman to Receive the George Cross
Get to know Odette Sansom, the woman whose life – highlighted with daring spy moments, horrible death, thrilling escape and sweet romance – spawned a war-themed…
Stirring Images of Soldiers-Dogs Bond during Great War Featured in Exhibit
During the Great War, dogs not only acted as messengers or scouts detecting enemy fighters but there also formed a soldiers-dogs bond wherein “man’s best…
Classified Nazi reports reveal Hitler’s bombing of German people
A classified operation undertaken by the Nazis during World War Two has been uncovered by secret reports which have only now come to light. The…
IMAGES OF WAR – 2 New Books Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Here we are again with two more aviation based titles from the Images of War series. I often think it is this aspect of conflict…
The Canadians in Normandy – in COLOUR!
We’ve assembled some amazing pictures of the Canadian forces in Normandy and best of all, they are all in colour! We follow them inland after landing…
Airborne All The Way! 20 Fantastic Photos of Paratroopers in Action!
Paratroopers are a common part of modern warfare, it’s hard to imagine a modern army without an airborne or air assault element. This form of…
The ‘Shark’ the world LARGEST submarine & you guessed it, it is Russian!
The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Russian Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes confused with other submarines, as Akula…
WHO-Tube: Abandoned; WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase
The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…
‘Mutual helpfulness’ Co-founder of American Legion post leaves legacy of public service
By Jeremy P. Amick When war-hardened veterans returned to their communities following World War I, many struggled to leave behind memories of the adversities they…
More WWII-Era Bomb Discoveries Around the Globe
Three other WWII-era bomb discoveries happened in various parts of the globe just about the time a 1000-pound WWII-era bomb unearthed in London made it to the headlines…
Another Hitler Creation Almost Went Under the Hammer
It was just last year when a Hitler creation – the Fuehrer’s watercolor take on the Old Town Hall of Munich – was auctioned off…