BEYOND THE REACH OF EMPIRE – Wolseley’s Failed Campaign to Save Gordon and Khartoum. Review by Mark Barnes
When his comrades were, at last, able to recover his body; they found him with a smile on his face. Colonel Frederick Gustavus Burnaby was…
First World War: Losing One Child In War Is A Terrible Thing, So Just Imagine Losing Five
There is nothing more painful for a parent than to lose a child. One couldn’t even imagine losing more than one child, as occurred to…
Research Reveals Majority of Britons Know Little about WWI
UK – A recent report showed that only a measly few Britons knew that the First World War happened beyond the Western Front, that is…
Inside the Cold War Bunkers of Birmingham
1953 – When the growing fear of another incoming war was too much to bear, a network of Cold War tunnels was constructed beneath the British…
Sochi and the Second World War
Sochi, this year’s Winter Olympics capital, had never seen action during WWII but it had been a soldier’s refuge with over half-a-million wounded treated in…
SAVING THE P-38 GLACIER GIRL FROM WORLD WAR II
On 15 July 1942, poor weather and limited visibility forced six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers to return to Greenland while they were en…
Merkel Should Admit EU Was ‘Built On German Guilt’ For WW2
The former Pizza Express owner insisted that Angela Merkel should admit the fact that the European Union was only build on German guilt at the…
Restoring WWI Fighter Designed To Take On The Zeppelins
The restoration project lasted four years and involved the recreation of the plane form the original plans. The former WWI fighter features Lewis gun, 500cc…
World War One: Eleven Shot At Dawn In Tower Of London
Lody was one of the 11 German spies who served in the First World War and was shot in the Tower of London. At the…
D-Day: Band Of Brothers: Day Of Days
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, which took place on the D-Day beach landings. The 101st Airborne job there, that…
Angelina Jolie’s Second Film, Unbroken, Set to be Released on Christmas
Angelina Jolie is has been working on her second feature film as a director with her project, Unbroken. A sneak peek has leaked online and…
Ohio museum volunteers rebuilding a B-17
Feb. 20, 2014: Dave Shiffer displays a throttle quadrant that will be placed in the B-17 World War II-era bomber being built from salvaged and…