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UK and German artist commemorate World War I Christmas Day Truce

Ian Harvey
Christmas Day Truce

The Christmas Day Truce of World War I is being commemorated by artists from the UK and Germany in a joint street graffiti mural as…

Detroit veteran pilot reunited with his World War Two B-26

Ian Harvey
B-26

The Fantasy of Flight Museum in Polk City, Florida hosted World War Two veteran Barney Wasowicz in November to reunite him with his Martin B-26…

SAS OPERATION BULLBASKET – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
SAS OPERATION BULLBASKET

Ok guys, look. This is for your own sakes. It’s my job to read military books and watch DVDs and then review them in an…

Battle of the Frontiers Largely Forgotten

Ian Harvey
Battle of the Frontiers

The Battle of the Frontiers was a major battle that took place during the First World War, and yet it receives little contemporary recognition. It…

Remembering the Battle of Arnhem

Ian Harvey
Battle of Arnhem

The Battle of Arnhem began September 17th 1944, meaning that this year will mark seventy years since the conflict that influenced popular culture with movies…

Edward Sobczyk Revisits Site of Exercise Tiger

Ian Harvey
Exercise Tiger

Edward Sobczyk, survivor of Exercise Tiger, has elected to return to the site of the training exercise in honor of those lost to the unexpected…

Clewiston Museum Hosts WWII Boxcar Exhibit

Ian Harvey
Clewiston Museum

It is currently part of an exhibition at the Clewiston Museum. While the old paint on the wood of the boxcar is still there, the…

15,000 people attend march to remember a Ukrainian resistance fighter

Ian Harvey

For some, Stepan Bandera was a respected leader who became responsible for Ukraine’s liberation movement, while others described him as a Nazi collaborator. Most of…

WWI: The Miracle Of Christmas

Ian Harvey

But things did not work out like that. They didn’t go home for Christmas and the war went on for another four years. During the…

Top 8 WWII Mistakes Made By The Allies

Ian Harvey

  1. The Failure to Attack Germany After It Invaded Poland Starting from the beginning, one of the first mistakes related to the Second World…

World War II bomb manuals reveal techniques used by Churchill’s ‘secret army’

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On first glance, they look like old calendars, diaries or fertilizer manuals. But as readers flip the pages, the manual provides crucial and comprehensive information…