Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss – A simple question – yet the answer led to the rescue of 75 men on the battlefield of Okinawa
Once Hollywood gets hold of a story it often becomes difficult for the viewer to separate fact from Hollywood fiction. With the upcoming release in…
The Irish connection to Hitler’s family
Adolf Hitler’s older half brother Alois Hitler, Jr. married an Irish lady, Bridget Dowling, establishing an Irish branch of Hitler’s family history. It was 1909…
6 Great Guns in the History of US Army
Images Used (Clockwise from top Left): (1) A Beretta M9 (2) US Marines on board the USS Blue Ridge and training with Beretta M9 pistols…
Background to MoH recipient Desmond Doss & Interview with Desmond Doss
Once Hollywood gets hold of a story it often becomes difficult for the viewer to separate fact from Hollywood fiction. With the upcoming release in…
Crafty Gadgets and Famous Spies of WWII
James Bond truly isn’t the only legendary spy out there. The Imperial War Museum of London proudly displays the gadgets used by famous spies during…
40 images of captured Sherman tanks in German hands!
During World War II, captured soldiers became POW s (Prisoners of War) and were detained in camps. But what happened to captured equipment, such as…
Environmental clean-up set to reveal US Civil War-era weapons trove
The capital city of South Carolina, Columbia, and an allied stronghold was sacked by the Union army on 17th February 1865. William Sherman, the General…
Documentary created to shed light on the unforgettable heroes of the Korean War
On Tuesday night on S4C, a documentary came up about the Welsh soldiers who went through the tremendous tortures during the Korean War. More than…
German Pensioner, 93, Under Investigation Over Claims of Being a Belsen SS Guard in WWII
A 93-year-old female German pensioner is under investigation over claims that she worked as a SS guard in the notorious Nazi camps Bergen-Belsen and Gross-Rosen during…
New book reveals Allied industrial efforts to feed World War Two machine
A new book by Charles K. Hyde reveals the industrial efforts that were put in place by the Allies in order to fulfil and meet…
50th anniversary of Hollywood war movie ‘The Great Escape’
It is the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood World War Two movie ‘The Great Escape’ this June. The movie was based on a book telling…
GUEST BLOGGER U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U2506 (image heavy)
By Dr Innes McCartney During the Operation Deadlight Expeditions, we aimed to find, record and identify some of the 116 U-boats that were dumped at…