A Look Back at the Army Air Corps
The United States Air Force came into being in 1947, two years after the end of World War II. Prior to that, WWII pilots flew…
Hindenburg’s last will and testament could have stopped Hitler from consolidating power, defector claims
British intelligence documents could have changed the course of history. The newly released documents previously classified supports the testimony of a pre-WWII German diplomat who…
Treblinka The Transit Camp: Why Did 900,000 Go Missing?
A group of forensic archaeologists have recently discovered some new evidence pointing to Treblinka, a Eastern Poland Nazi death camp where 900,000 people disappeared.…
New Book Claims Hitler Retired to Argentina after making a secret escape from crumbling Nazi empire
FBI documents recently released suggest that Adolf Hitler made his escape from a bunker in Germany to Argentina where he spent the rest of his…
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Phil Hodges
When being asked the question “What do you want to be when you leave school?” I was always a little timid in my reply. Answers…
Latvians march to honor World War II allies who fought in Nazi units
The Legionnaires Day was abolished by the Latvian government in 2000. Yet, this did not stop around 1,500 Latvians from marching Sunday last week to…
Haunted Pub Captures Ghostly Figure of Royalist officer from the Civil War on Surveillance
A ghostly figure was caught on film on Valentine’s Day at the Ye Olde Man and Scythe in Bolton, which is one of the oldest…
Black Paratroopers Have Profound Effect on WWII
Walter Morris joined the paratroopers in 1940, when segregation of blacks and whites was still very much alive in America. In terms of the Second…
New WWII Memorial to Airmen Lost in Collision
Seven decades ago near Buckinghamshire, the collision of two WWII bombers saw the horrific loss of fifteen airmen in the Royal Air Force. Now, a…
Heritage Lottery Fund Releases Major Grant to the Northampton Museum
Royal &Derngate, along with the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, lead Northampton in the world of culture already. Now they have a little more leeway…
Public Offenders Could be Selected to Restore Surrey’s Monuments
Public offenders could be made to help clean up Redhill’s war memorial before the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. The…
Michigan-Man Andrew Kach Receives Medal for Service in Vietnam
Private first class Andrew Kach of the United States Army received a ceremony in Brighton Township recently, during which he was given the Bronze Star…