Wanted: Napoleon Impersonator Required on Island of St Helena
To commemorate the anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death, the island where he died has an unusual job posting. St. Helena is a remote island in…
In 1943 a Soldier Found D-Day Invasion Plans & Kept it a Secret
In August 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met in Quebec for meetings code-named “Quadrant” but generally referred to as the first of two…
Reviewed: The Last British Battleship
I’ve been reviewing warship related books for quite some time and make no apology for being a huge fan of them. I come from a…
Medal of Nazi Bodyguard Who Took Six Bullets For Adolf is Sold at Auction
In 1923 Ulrich Graf, one of Adolph Hitler’s bodyguards, took six bullets five of which were possibly meant for Hitler during the Beer Hall Putsch…
Mystery of Napoleon’s Favourite General May be Solved in Russian Discovery
Charles-Étienne Gudin is believed to have been one of Napoleon’s favorite generals. He attended the same military school that Napoleon attended. He was a veteran…
PBY-5A Catalina visit to the Netherlands
Last week Thursday 22 August, a PBY-5A Catalina, a WWII-built Flying Boat/ Amphibian came over from The Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridge, UK. to visit…
Fort Wellington best preserved, British Military Fort
Fort Wellington on the St Lawrence river at Prescott in Canada is the best preserved, British Military Fort of the 1812 War with the United…
Nuclear Bunker in Canada
Taking the 417 Trans Canada Highway northwest from Ottawa for around 22 kilometres after a few more turns at Kanata take Carp Road and you…
10 Shermans Go Into Restoration. A Wheatcroft Collection Update
The Wheatcroft Collection has around 200 items, including more than 130 vehicles, of which 88 are tanks. The majority of the collection is of German,…
Poland’s President Allows Seizure of WWII Battlefield For New Museum
Andrzej Duda, president of Poland, has signed a controversial law that allows the government to expropriate the site of the first battle of World War…
Auschwitz Museum Confronts Online Store for Selling Cushions With Concentration Camp Images
The internet is a thing of wonder and has made it possible for people to do all sorts of things that would have been inconceivable…
92-year-old Nazi Guard to Stand Trial for War Crimes
In Hamburg, Germany, a court decided to go forward with a trial of a 92-year-old man. The trial is set to begin on October 17.…