Listening Post – The Green Old Phone Box Turned into a Mini-WWI Museum
An outdated, green-hued telephone box in County Durham renamed the Listening Post could be the smallest war museum throughout the world. Way back in 2012,…
John Kerry Pays Tribute to Guadalcanal Soldiers
The soldiers who fell during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Second World War were recently honored by John Kerry, the United States Secretary of…
Luk Perceval Puts on New Production
The Belgian director Luk Perceval has organized a brand new production. This new show, entitled “Front,” aims to honor the First World War through a…
WWI’s Cuddly Yet Brave ‘Soldiers’ – Cats
It was not only the men who went into service when the Great War broke out in 1914; cats did, too. These lovable and very…
BELSEN – Review by Phil Hodges
The name Belsen is synonymous with a vision of hell. We automatically think of the pictures we’ve seen of the twisted bodies being thrown unceremoniously…
A multi-generational tribute
This is an articles of a veteran who served in three wars and is the recipient of the Silver Star medal and the French Legion…
Imperial War Museum Revamps WWI Exhibits
The Imperial War Museum in London has updated one of its oldest features, a presentation on the WWI, and created a number of new presentations…
Flanders Monument Honors Welsh WWI Soldiers
A new Flanders monument has been erected, in order to honor the many soldiers from Wales who lost their lives while fighting in the First…
ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY – Review by Nate Sullivan
On the night of December 29, 1940, at the very same moment the Luftwaffe was raining down bombs over London, American President Franklin Roosevelt addressed…
An unexpected adventure
Retired farmer came of age during Second World War By Jeremy P. Amick It takes one only a few minutes of mild conversation with Henry…
War Costs of Yesterday and Today
It is difficult to skirt the issues associated with high war costs. For instance, even though the United States still has troops deployed overseas, many…
Allied Capture of German Submarine U-505
The Allied capture of German submarine U-505 took place at an important time in the Second World War. With the Allied invasion of Normandy planned…