WWII | War History

Liverpool: Rector’s Curiosity Leads to the Discovery of “Time Capsule” Room

The curiosity of Rev. Dr. Crispin Palling of the St. Nicholas in Liverpool led to the discovery of a “time capsule” room – a room where time…

Germany’s Controversial Mini-Series “Generation War’ Bags Emmy Award

 “Generation War”, a controversial mini-series from Germany, bagged the top prize in the TV movie/mini-series category during the International Emmys held last Monday, November 24, in…

Forced labour lawsuit accepted by Beijing court

Ian Harvey
Forced labour

Chinese citizens that were used as forced labourers by the Japanese during WWII have requested compensation.  A court in Beijing has accepted the lawsuit. The…

WWII Albert Einstein Letter Went Under the Hammer for $12,500

A letter penned down by renowned scientist Albert Einstein during the WWII-era was recently auctioned off for $12,500, the amount more than what the auctioneers estimated it…

WWII Love Letters Reveal How Three WWII Soldiers Contend for One Woman’s Heart…

A series of recently discovered WWII love letters unveiled how three WWII soldiers contented for the heart and the hand of one woman. Teal Davis…

A New War Film, “Ardennes Fury”

Ian Harvey
Ardennes Fury

A new film, a recent release with the wartime scenario of the Battle of the Bulge serving as the backdrop for a group of soldiers…

Top secret naval communications base sold

Ian Harvey
top-secret naval communications base

Criggion Station was a top-secret naval communications base that was built in 1943 in Wales and used during both WWII and the Cold War. During…

Education cutbacks possible at Duxford Museum

Ian Harvey
Duxford Museum

According to the Prospect union, the Duxford Imperial War Museum has made a proposal to enforce cutbacks in education.  The reasoning behind this is so…

Lynden Pioneer Museum Pulls Out Firearms from WWII Exhibit in Compliance to New Gun Law

Due to a new gun law about to take effect in Washington, the Lynden Pioneer Museum started to pull out firearms, numbering to about a…

Bernard Green: From Ypres, Somme and Passchendaele to the Great Escape

Get to know Bernard Green, a man who served in some of the Great War’s most brutal battles and was able to survive The Great Escape. Bernard…

How a Group Of researchers are helping locate lost heroes from the Second World War

Ian Harvey
Second World War

The western Pacific islands of Palau were a popular battle ground throughout the Second World War. Both the allies and the Japanese sought after the…

Leyte Gulf Landing Celebrates Its 70th Year

70 years after WWII General Douglas MacArthur, along with over 100,000 Allied troops, landed at the Red Beach, Palo, Leyte, the country and dignitaries from other nations marked…