Japan Rebukes Translator Over Remark Made by PM Shinzo Abe
The Japanese government rebuked a private translation firm due to a translation made by one of its employees on a statement made by Japanese Prime…
French Reporter Locates the Heir of Orphaned Art from WWII
January 30, 2014, the New York Times reporter, Doreen Carvajal shared her story of trying to reconnect the fine art that was stolen by the…
40 Years Later: Skin Cancer is Still a Linger Effect of Agent Orange
On January 28, 2014, the Medical Press ran a story that linked Agent Orange to skin cancer. Veterans of the Vietnam War who may have…
Car Manufacturers & Our WWII Military Might
Many car manufacturers became involved in the conflict immediately after it broke out; from Studebaker to Chrysler and Checker to Willys, they were all there…
The Real Story Behind The ‘Monuments Men’ Goes Far Deeper Than The Blockbuster Movie
Put aside the twists, the plot, the cast and all the rest, the real story of the Monuments Men is far more complex than this…
Grand Slam Bomb Testing Site Exploration in New Forest
The search is on for the Grand Slam testing site, the bomb created by well known inventor Barnes Wallis during WWII known to be an…
WWII-Era Dambusters Squadron Fly Their Last Mission
January 30th, 2014, the Royal Air Force ran a story entitled “Final Flight of the Dambusters.” The RAF squadron was born for battle. The group…
Vietnam War POW Talks Of Seven Years Of ‘Hell’
The Vietnam War vet, spoke about his military experiences last week during a meeting of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees at the DoubleTree…
Heinrich Himmler’s Personal Letters to be Published
Germany’s Die Welt wishes to publish Heinrich Himmler’s letters to his wife. Himmler’s letters to his wife were not just love letters, but they also…
The Time The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over A Highjacked Spy Ship
The U.S.S. Pueblo was stationed on the coast off the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The reason why the boat was at that place at…
Lone Survivor, the Film that Divided America?
Lone Survivor, the reality-based movie about a Navy SEAL mission which went awry,premiered in US cinemas recently going headlong against The Wolf of Wall Street,…
THE DEFENCE AND FALL OF GREECE 1940-41 – Review by Mark Barnes
We’re not done with January yet and my entirely non-existent book of the year chart already has a candidate in this enjoyable read from John…