Luftwaffe Bombs Force Evacuation of the Red Arrows
At the Royal Air Force base in Scrampton, Lincolnshire, there was immense fear of an explosion after Luftwaffe bombs were discovered on site. The world-class…
Lawrence of Arabia’s Secret Camp Discovered in Jordan
Almost a full century following the desert expedition of Thomas Edward Lawrence, an officer of intelligence for Britain during WWI who came to be known…
Rüdiger Heim and His Nazi Father
Rüdiger Heim had not seen his father in several years, when was six years of age. Having traveled extensively since then, Heim landed in Egypt…
English Expressions Conceived in The Great War
According to Kate Wild who is the senior assistant editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the Great War or WWI brought about varied slang in…
Remembering the Holocaust’s Oldest Survivor After Her Death
The survivor of the Holocaust (the oldest identified, in any case) passed away on February 23, 2014, at the age of 110. The death of…
Navy Publishes Nimitz Diary Online
The Navy unveiled a gold mine of WWII information when it decided to publish Nimitz Diary – about 4,000 pages of personal records written by Fleet…
Croatian spy chief shot a fascist prisoner after WWII- witness testified
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Former Croatian spy chief Josip Boljkovac photographed during a TV appearance (2) Yugoslav revolutionary Marshal Josip Broz Tito…
Complete Who is Who in the SS Being Auctioned Off
A detailed directory of every SS member, which was stolen by a British spy from Nazi officials, is going up for auction. The directory consists of…
Even the Germans Wonder if Hitler Can Be a Source for Comedy
TimurVermes, contemporary German author, has written a comedic novel about Hitler entitled Look Who’s Back. The comedy opens with the Führer awakening in modern Berlin…
Rare Auschwitz Tattoo Stamps Unearthed Near Infamous Death Camp
The markings these rare Auschwitz tattoo stamps symbolized domination and abuse which ultimately led to untimely death but these metal objects are mere centimeters long.…
AM GENERAL HUMVEE – Review by Mark Barnes
There is a slight shift with this title in as much as it sidesteps the traditional owners’ manual subheading found on one of their well…
Thinktank Will Display the Spitfire in a New Exhibit in April 2015
A new exhibition which will display the iconic Spitfire at the Birmingham’s Thinktank Museum has been granted an award of £155,000 grants. Visitors to the…