Found WWII Silver Planned for Mint
Nearly 3000 bars of silver were believed lost in WWII after a horrific attack by the Germans brought down their transport ship, the SS Gairsoppa.…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 12: The Turret
Next thing to do is the turret. As with most restorations, the first thing to do is dismantle it. As previously mentioned, the breech ring…
COCKLESHELL RAID – Review by Phil Hodges
Ask anyone about Operation Frankton and they’ll most probably look at you blankly. However, ak anyone about The Cockleshell Heroes and they’ll get mildly excited…
WWII Commemorated at the Bastogne War Museum
The Bastogne War Museum, dedicated to WWII, has been open to visitors since late March. Bastogne itself has been the site of numerous fascinating WWII…
True History Recorded by WWI Photographers
Photographers during WWI had a great task ahead of them. They had to document the horrors of war, along with the few lighter moments. They…
Preserving Japan’s Brothels from WWII
China is in the process of taking steps to protect buildings that were once used by Japan’s Imperial Army as brothels used exclusively by the…
The Famed Excursions of Merrill’s Marauders
Merrill’s Marauders was the nickname for the 5307th Composite Unit during World War II. One of their deadliest excursions was in Burma, in 1944. They…
WWII Footage Discovered in Northern Ireland
A house in Northern Ireland has yielded the discovery of WWII footage showing airmen from the Royal Air Force in times of recreation as well…
Was Eva Braun a Jew? New DNA Research Says So
A pioneering DNA test revealed that Eva Braun, German dictator Adolf Hitler’s longtime companion and wife for less than 40 hours, came from a Jewish…
Shedding Light into the Lives of Japanese-Americans during WWII
When the Japanese Imperial Army went against America by attacking Pearl Harbor and the Philippines on December 1941, it marked a change into the lives…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 11: Now for the interior
Now my focus was on the rest of the interior. I wanted to have her finished before I went to Normandy in June 2004 so…
LOVE LETTERS OF THE GREAT WAR – Review by John Henry Phillips
Inevitably, the next four years will play host to a flood of new books on the Great War. Some for the regular enthusiast, others for…