‘Over there’ – Missouri home to the National World War I Museum
This is an article about the National World War I Museum located in Kansas City, Mo. On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war…
Ireland: Wreckage of German Bomber Discovered Off Shetland
Divers believed they had found the remains of a German bomber in the North Sea just off Shetland. Divers from Orkney discovered one of the engines…
Frustrations Of A World War One Hero’s Granddaugher
The granddaughter of a World War One hero is furious with church officials for building a shed over the grave of her grandfather. Her grandfather,…
Some Of The Secrets That Made Harry Houdini The Greatest Illusionist
A new mini-series on the History Channel is set to show us some of the secrets that made Harry Houdini the greatest illusionist of the…
NORMANDY BATTLEFIELDS – Review by Mark Barnes
I was very keen to see this book when it appeared in the bumph Casemate routinely send to me and I am not disappointed. The…
Rock Band KISS Raised $1 Million for Thayer Oregon Military Museum
Legendary rock band KISS – known for their face paints, ornate outfits, hard rock music out-of-this world performances – went make-up less and pulled out…
American Hero Honoured After Over Hundred Years
After many years of nothonouring soldiers whose sacrifices and heroic act was more than a 100 years ago, an act of Congress, as well as…
Hitler’s Shameful Death: The Fuhrer’s Unheroic Final Moments
In May 1945 when Hitler’s death was announced by its Nazi propagandist, it was made to look like the German warlord died a hero. According…
Brooklyn: Defaced WWI Monument Rededicated
A defaced WWI monument in Brooklyn, New York was rebuilt and rededicated Wednesday, September 10, in time for the Great War’s 100th-year commemoration. For 44 years,…
Germany: US Army Bids Schweinfurt Army Garrison Goodbye
Schweinfurt, Germany – The sounding of the bugle’s call playing “To The Colors” may mean the end of a day’s work in US military bases throughout the world, but…
Margo Wölk: What Life was Like as Hitler’s Food Taster
96-year-old Margo Wölk is the last of her kind — the last surviving food taster of the notorious German dictator, Adolf Hitler. And in those times…
St. Albans Man Arrested Over Illegal WWI and WWII Haul
A 48-year-old man from St. Albans was arrested over a large WWI and WWII haul, comprised of vintage ammo and artifacts, believed to be stolen…