Goodbye, Leslie Valentine – Last D-Day Light Bomber (1914-2014)
Leslie Valentine, believed to be the last surviving D-Day light bomber pilot, passed away last April 21, exactly 27 days short of his 96th birthday. Born during…
DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 1
JOHN MORELLO, PH.D. SENIOR PROFESSOR OF HISTORY DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON, IL It wasn’t long after the events of August 2-4, 1964 that questions arose about…
200 Neo-Nazis Celebrate Hitler’s Birthday in French Village, Sparks Outrage
200 neo-Nazis celebrating Hitler’s birthday in a French village triggered outrage in the country. The main opposition demanded an explanation from the French government as to…
ARMOURED WARFARE AND THE FALL OF FRANCE 1940 – Review by Mark Barnes
If you like your tanks, there is no question that the early years offered up a colourful mix of types from all the belligerents which…
Four Rare Navigator Watches Issued to Luftwaffe Airmen To Go Under the Gavel
A rare navigator watch a Royal Air Force office took from a German navigator who hid it in his underpants is to go under the…
Führerwein (Adolf Hitler Wine) Auctioned for £1,500
Führerwein, a bottle of wine believed to be personally commissioned by the notorious German dictator Adolf Hitler, went under the hammer for £1,500. The decanter Führerwein or Adolf…
Was George Patton Assassinated by Russians? WWII Film Suggests So
A WWII film in the making, Silence Patton: First Victim of the Cold War, puts the notion forward that General George Patton was silenced since…
Greece Demands Reparations for Second World War
Reparations are a touchy issue when it comes to the Second World War. Generally, any that need to be made are negotiated by treaty at…
Canadian Sailors Permitted to Wear Arctic Star
The Arctic Star has not existed very long, but already it has sparked a slight degree of controversy due to a Governor General’s hesitation to…
B-29 ‘Danny-Mite’ Flight Engineer Shares Experience
Vic Morris, a flight engineer from the B-29 known as the Danny-Mite, has felt guilty for the bulk of his life for surviving the…
Photographs Uncover Another Side of WWI
Henry Charles Teitzel was a soldier who served with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade during the First World War. These personal photographs were taken during…
Fully Intact WWII Shell Discovered in Moscow Church
A WWII shell was recently discovered in a Moscow church, having never blown up in the past seventy or so years. It was discovered in…