Czech city of Brno remembers death march of Sudenten Germans
[Via] Brno, Czechoslovakia’s second largest city, has commemorated and apologised for a ‘death march’ which took place in the city in May 1945. At the…
How the movie ‘The Downfall’ changed the way we think about evil
Without a doubt, acting is an art; the best among the lot is the one who could literally immerse in the character he/she is trying…
British World War Two veterans returned to Arnhem for commemorations
[Via] London taxi drivers, or ‘cabbies’ as they are known, have joined together to organise a trip to Arnhem in the Netherlands for a group…
Putin upholds Nazi-Soviet pact to carve up eastern Europe
In the midst of VE Day 70th anniversary commemorations in Europe and around the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly upheld the famous pact…
Polish government criticises US after World War Two comments
The United States’ director of the FBI has come under criticism from the Polish government after he made comments related to World War Two. James…
One hundred years of chemical warfare
Chemical warfare began one hundred years ago during World War One and was first used by the Germans fighting against the French on Flanders Field.…
Nicholas Wide, WWII hero who kept shelling the enemy from his Sherman after it being hit twice by an 88mm which killed the driver
Photo story (Clockwise from left): (1) Photograph of WWII hero Nicholas Wide (2) Added welded plates to the hull and turret of the modified M4…
100 years since the first ‘Gas Attack’ – How WWI saw the death and destruction by chemical weapons
The last words from one of the first victims of a gas attack during the First World War were ‘I am falling myself’. Commander Georges…
Veteran World War Two tail gunner recalls his days in a B-17
A World War two veteran from Sun City in Florida has recalled his flying days as a B-17 tail gunner. Don Lawhorn, who is now…
THE BLOODY ROAD TO TUNIS – Review by Mark Barnes
Here we have a new paperback edition of a superior account of the war in North Africa by David Rolf first published back in 2001. …
Battle for Sevastopol movie honours Lady Death the Red Army sniper who killed over 300 Germans
A multitude of World War Two movies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the war continues to fill movie theatres around the world.…
Colleagues of Alan Turing recall life at Bletchley Park
Veteran World War Two workers at Bletchley Park, the headquarters of British war time code-breaking, have revealed some of the day to day goings on…