The Nazis, Auschwitz and the Man Named Wilhelm Brasse
He was forced by the Nazis to capture images that would haunt him throughout his lifetime…this is the story of the Nazis, the camp named Auschwitz and…
Three U Boats missing until 1985 when found in the Elbe U-boat bunker in Hamburg
Early in 1940 the Germans realized the vulnerability of their open top U-Boat enclosures and decided to start building massive bunkers to guard their precious…
DOGFIGHT – The Battle of Britain – Review by Mark Barnes
Straight from the off the author does himself credit by asking the obvious question whether we actually need another Battle of Britain book. I would…
Unexploded Bomb off the Coast of Crow Point Beach
The Royals Navy was asked to take care of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War that has washed up on the beach of…
The Bletchley Park WRENs, Crackers of German Code
Margaret Mortimer is one of the Wrens, a group of women who worked to break German code on Colossus, Britain’s first computer at decryption establishment…
Naval Veterans From USS Duxbury Meet after 70 Years
As the anticipated WWII film, The Monuments Men opened, another drama from the Second World War unfolded in Shoreline. Harry Goin was a tough kid…
Next Time You Travel Time, Do NOT Kill Hitler
It is a common science fiction device that time travelers often set out on their adventures with a single goal in mind: to kill Hitler…
The Jews Who Fought for the Führer
– The Telegraph reports
SAILOR IN THE DESERT – The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign 1915 – Review by Mark Barnes
Phil Gunn followed his father into the Royal Navy in 1911 as a boy seaman and retired holding the rank of captain at the end…
Man Discovers Lost Letters from Soldier of the First World War
Larry McLean has been a resident of Leslieville for over thirty years. In a decision to renovate, he dislodged his front porch to discover a…
US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments
In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…