Mates family shares their story of World War One tragedy
Thousands of names have been etched on memorials around the world to commemorate and honour those who have given their lives to war efforts. The…
Guest Blogger Geoff Moore: THE THIRD MAN IN VIENNA
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HARRY LIME Over 60 years has elapsed since the film The Third Man was first screened but you can still…
Is This the First Moving Image of a War Poet? WWI Poet Isaac Rosenberg Captured in Archive WWI Trenches Footage
The Imperial War Museum is investigating a WWI footage in its archives for the proper identification of WWI poet Isaac Rosenberg. If indeed verified that…
Veterans to commemorate 70th anniversaryof the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium
70 years ago, Carl Wiggs from Montgomery, Alabama, was 19, a Private First Class, and stuck in a hole in the middle of Belgium’s Ardennes…
World War Two Hawker Hurricane – The Facts
Known as the workhorse of World War Two, the Hawker Hurricane was part of the reason Allied forces were able to gain victory. The Hurricane…
Nuts! Gen. McAuliffe and the Battle of the Bulge
In Hitler’s final push for victory, the Battle of the Bulge involved more than 610,000 American troops from December 1944 to January 1945, with more…
2014 – A YEAR IN BOOKS
Reviews Editor Mark Barnes has a delve through his bookcase for the titles which impressed him most this year. I am astonished to see that…
Goodbye, Last of The Few and Wing Commander Roger Morewood [1916-2014]
One of the last surviving RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain [collectively known as The Few] Wing Commander Roger Morewood…
Box of 1939 Illustrations with Adolf Hitler Pictures Discovered by Pensioner
Pensioner and wartime evacuee, 73-year-old Paul Leveene, discovered that the dusty box which had been in his care for forty years now contained some surprising memorabilia…
Langenstein-Zwieberge Camp, WWII Nazi Prison House, Attacked by Bulldozer
Langenstein-Zwieberge Camp, a WWII Nazi concentration bivouac, was attacked by a bulldozer operated by unknown assailants just a month after the well-known Arbeit macht frei from the Dachau…
Was Alan Turing Murdered? Author Roger Bristow Says “Yes”
The verdict about Alan Turing’s suicide had been pronounced some 60 years ago but author Roger Bristow is set to change everything about the brilliant mathematician’s…
Battle of the Bulge recollected in officer’s account
The Battle of the Bulge was a surprise German attack on Allied forces in Belgium’s Ardennes region and ended up being part of the German’s…