Sir Frank Whittle’s jet engine blueprints drawn during WWII expected to fetch £ 30,000 at auction next month
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sir Frank during WWII, seated at his desk with first British jet aircraft and first jet engine models…
George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’ showing moved to 2014
“The Monuments Men”, a film which is about the recovery of looted artworks and other treasures during and after World War II and is…
WWII PoW Owned Rolex is to be Auctioned Off at an Estimated £30,000.
1942, Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson was held at the Stalag Luft III camp in Germany. Since he was in a German war camp, you would…
Sometimes Living Was Worse Than Dying for Soldiers Who Survived the Front Lines
A compassionate World War 1 nurse, Winifred Kenyon, did all she could for the many wounded soldiers she treated every day. For some, all…
Battle of the Nations re-enactment to show Napoleon’s dramatic defeat at Leipzig
After 200 years since the historical defeat of Napoleon at Leipzig, Germany, thousands of war-gamers and history buffs gather to replay one of the bloodiest…
Americans Died in WWII While Volunteering for the Royal Canadian Air Force; Finally Getting Recognition and Peace
Richard Fuller Patterson was 26 years old when he was shot down over Belgium 72 years ago. He was piloting the Spitfire in 1941 and…
WWII German ace pilot Martin Drewes dies aged 94 in Brazil
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Drewes during WWII (2) In 2011, Martin Drewes in Hannover Aircraft Museum (3) A British Gloster Gladiator in…
Ex-Nazi Responsible for 1943 Murders Is Finally Convicted by Italian Courts
Ex-corporal for the Nazi party, Afred Stork is convicted for his involvement if the massacre of 117 Italian officers. On October 18th, the Italian military…
Documentary Sheds Light on Kanawaga’s Secret WWII Facility
Noborito laboratory’s history had been shrouded with mystery for years in part because most of the documents pertaining to the Japanese secret weapons facility had…
A Histororic Dakota C-47 lays in ruins due to deceit and misrepresentation
Seth Washburne from Dallas, Texas filed a law suit on October 14th, along with Thirsty 13th LLC. The suit claims that they were both cheated…
Birth Place of the Infamous WWI Double Agent, Mata Hari, is Burned to the Ground in Fire
Straits Times reports: Saturday evening, October 19, 2013, Leeuwarden’s mayor, Andries Ekhart reported that five homes and 3 shops were destroyed during a blaze. As…