WOLFHILDE’S HITLER YOUTH DIARY 1939-46 – Review by Mark Barnes
We were sent this interesting book from the United States where the rise in publication of personal accounts and diaries through self-publishing and, equally importantly,…
Normandy Veterans Held Back by Paperwork
This year will mark the seventieth anniversary of the Normandy invasions of World War II, and as such there are numerous events planned to commemorate…
City-Wide Evacuation of Vicenza Due to Bomb from WWII
An evacuation of Vicenza has been seen fit due to the necessary actions to defuse an extraordinarily potent explosive left over from the Second…
Inside Monopoly’s secret war against the Third Reich
The board game Monopoly comes in many editions with various themes, but probably the least well-known is that which was used to aid escaping…
Death of a Prolific WWII Pilot
James Goodson, WWII pilot, joined the military very early in the war. He had a desire for travel, and had been on one of the…
Italian village commemorates sacrifice of WWII Aussie airmen
Though the war ended seven decades ago, the memories of many WWII airmen live on. Many such men remained on assignment during the close…
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1889-1904, BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE and BRITISH BATTLESHIPS 1919-1945
This is one of those occasions when I need us to look back at a review published some time ago that is fine as it…
John Cornwell: Why this D-day Hero from Cheltenham Lied About His Age to Fight the Nazis
John Cornwell was only 16 when he enlisted for the war. How he managed to get in because of his desire to fight of Hitler and his…
Two Families Honor Fallen WWII Pilot
Neill Walker was a WWII pilot until his fateful flight in 1943, which saw the end of his military career as well as his life.…
Auschwitz Museum Swarmed with Thefts, Vandalism from Visitors
Administrators of the Auschwitz Museum are left scratching their heads in dismay as the notorious Nazi death camp is riddled with theft and vandalism from…
Great War Propaganda “WE NEED YOU!” Exhibit Opens May 17
Catigny Park’s First Division Museum invites the public on the debut of its Great War propaganda exhibit dubbed “WE NEED YOU! Propaganda of the Great War” this coming May…
WWII Memorial to U.S. Air Force Hidden from View
A WWII memorial in Cambridgeshire, which had been built in commemoration of the United States Air Force had been fenced off at the behest of…