Burning of the White House in 1814
Some people, particularly young Americans who have been through some of the earlier stages of American history classes, are at the very least vaguely aware…
CENTRAL POWERS – RUSSIAN FRONT 14-18 – Review by Mark Barnes
A lot of the focus of the centenary of the Great War in recent weeks has been on the Western Front, the cockpit of the…
WWI Stories of Survival: How Three Soldiers Cheated Death with Unexpected Objects
From the countless other stories of survival throughout WWI history, these three stories of survival stand out. Three British soldiers cheated death with the most unlikely items…
France: Two Tommies, Three WWII British Soldiers Given Proper Burials
Two Tommies and three British soldiers were given proper burials with complete military honors last August 27 and 28, 2014. Two of the three remains…
A Cold War legacy
Veteran worked with emerging technologies during Air Force career By Jeremy P. Amick While friction between the United States and communist nations began to boil…
Stripped ‘Sheriff’ Zara Tee Recalled, Shoppers Say It’s Very Similar to Holocaust Garb
Due to a string of shoppers’ reactions, the clothing and accessories retailer Zara has removed from its stores its stripped ‘sheriff’ tee. The said piece…
Mass Grave, Believed to be of Stalinist Terror Victims, In Ukrainian Castle Discovered
About a thousand remains, majority of them Polish and believed to be victims of Stalinist terror, were unearthed in Kazimierz, the great castle in Ukraine…
Move to Put WWII Fighter Plane Sea Fury T20 Back to the Sky Initiated
A move to repair the WWII fighter plane, the Sea Fury T20, which crashed during this year’s RNAS Cludrose Air Day, was recently put into motion. The…
HMS WARSPITE – Review by Mark Barnes
You know how it is. After days of sunshine there is a rare public holiday to enjoy and when the appointed twenty-four hours is here…
Campaign to Commemorate UK’s Chinese Labour Corps in WWI Launched
Eight leading Chinese organizations in UK have launched Ensuring We Remember, a campaign which aims to build a memorial for 96,000 Chinese workers who worked in UK’s…
WHO-Tube: Pak-40 German 75mm AT Gun Firing
The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…
OPERATION HURRICANE – Review by Mark Barnes
Operation Hurricane was conceived as a mission to deal with as yet insufficiently damaged German industrial cities. It fitted in perfectly with Arthur Harris’ strategy…