Enigma Shrouding Canadian WWII Soldier’s Burial Solved after 70 Years
Morley Roney served Canada as a soldier for four and a half years during the Second World War. He spent some service time in Italy.…
WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
Final Stretch of Hitler’s Motorway to Get a Makeover in 2015
The last remaining stretch of the highway built by Germany’s Third Reich will get a makeover after being riddled with potholes in its 80-year life.…
War Memorial at Littlecote House Unveiled
A memorial in the form of a plaque was unveiled recently in the grounds of the famous Littlecote House which is situated near Hungerford, by…
Finding Nazi Gold Through a Musical Score: Truth or Hoax?
Recent weeks have flung the sleepy Bavarian town Mittenwald in a flurry of diggings – scenes that bring into mind George Lucas’ films Indiana Jones. The…
Jeremy Paxman Salutes World War I Heroes in Gallipoli; Remembers Uncle Charlie’s Sacrifice.
Some are quick to make conclusions of the events of history including one of the greatest disasters of the Allies in World War I, the…
WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!
The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…
One Russian man who may have saved the world 30 years ago
Photo Story: Former Soviet Colonel Stanislav Petrov sits at home on March 19, 2004 in Moscow, Russia. Photo courtesy- huffingtonpost Thirty years ago, on September…