Man Pulls Pin from Buried Grenade by Mistake and Lives to Tell
John Hill is a 67 year old grandfather who recently pulled the pin from a buried grenade,yet lived to tell the tale. He was out…
Private McAleer Finally Laid to Rest, 98 Years after Death
Private William McAleer passed away in the middle of a sea of choking poison gas, screams, and machine-gun during the Battle of Loos. The date,…
The Australian Film, The Rocket, Banned in Laos
The Rocket, an Australian film, is banned in Laos—the country in which the film takes place. This sheds an odd light on the story that…
Murray Adams, Veteran, Gets to Spend Time with His Old Plane
Murray Adams was a pilot in the Second World War. Now in his mid-90s, his fighting days are long behind him. Still, as with many…
Two Cats and One Dog Make for Unexpected German Spies
The British National Archives have published documentation revealing details into possibly the most loveable spies their forces ever encountered in WWI. In 1915, three suspected…
Participants in the “Great Escape” Speak on the 70th Anniversary: “It was worth it”
With the 70thanniversary of the event known as the Great Escape this month comes much discussion of the matter, especially from two of the prisoners…
HIGH FLIGHT – The Life and Poetry of Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee – Review by Mark Barnes
My interest in all things military began with aviation. I loved aeroplanes when I was a lad. I progressed to building model kits – the…
Yevgeny Khaldei’s Wartime Photographs
The Soviet Photographer, Yevgeny Khaldei, worked for the Tass news agency between 1935 and 1948, and then worked for the Pravada from 1959 to 1976.…
Misdirection in WWI The Timber Tommies
During the First World War, there was one troop of British forces that particularly stood out from the others. These troops were not known for…
New Zealand Sailor Turned Star, Vince “Cyclone” McGlone, Passes Away at 97
An old sailor who became a star on television for reciting ‘God Defend New Zealand’ in one of the navy’s more successful recruiting commercials has…
Australia At War: How Should We, As A Nation, Remember The Fallen And Living?
Tony Abbott, Australian prime minister, traveled to Darwin last week, where he took part in a ceremony organized for the return of soldiers who fought…
Jewess, Marie Jalowicz, Did What She had to do to Survive
A frightened young girl chose the lonesome allotment garden behind a Berlin tenement block to abort her child. The child was an impossibility if Marie…