WWII | War History

Train Carriage, which Bore the Body of Sir Winston Churchill during His Funeral, Restored

A train carriage, part of the train which bore the body of Sir Winston Churchill during his funeral, will be restored in time for the 50th…

Film that Predicted Hitler’s Dreaded Reign Found After 75 Years

Hitler’s Reign of Terror – the film was the first US picture to have given the warning about the dangers Hitler and his Nazi regime poses…

Italian Village Honors WWII US Bomber Pilots

Residents of an Italian village situated near the crash site of a WWII US bomber honor the two pilots of the ill-fated war plane nearly 70…

Alaska: Keepsakes of a Nuremberg Stenographer to be Auctioned

Anchorage, Alaska – Carbon-copy transcripts of the Nuremberg Trials, these are but some of the mementos of a Nuremberg stenographer that will be put up on…

WWII Dreaded German Bomber Salvaged in French Mountains

The remains of the dreaded WWII German bomber known as the Dornier could be any history enthusiast’s discovery of the year but locals are less keen…

Why are the British so Fixed on WWII? – Germans

British Museum director Neil MacGregor states that the Germans have a great admiration for Britain and the British but is flabbergasted as to why the latter are…

World War Two: Friendship Through Pain, Camaraderie and Valour

Ian Harvey
World War Two

Seventeen heroes of World War Two has built a long term friendship among themselves through the pain, camaraderie and valour they shared together while in…

Ireland: Wreckage of German Bomber Discovered Off Shetland

Divers believed they had found the remains of a German bomber in the North Sea just off Shetland. Divers from Orkney discovered one of the engines…

Rock Band KISS Raised $1 Million for Thayer Oregon Military Museum

Legendary rock band KISS – known for their face paints, ornate outfits, hard rock music out-of-this world performances – went make-up less and pulled out…

Germany: US Army Bids Schweinfurt Army Garrison Goodbye

Schweinfurt, Germany – The sounding of the bugle’s call playing “To The Colors” may mean the end of a day’s work in US military bases throughout the world, but…

Margo Wölk: What Life was Like as Hitler’s Food Taster

96-year-old Margo Wölk is the last of her kind — the last surviving food taster of the notorious German dictator, Adolf Hitler. And in those times…

Japan: Emperor Hirohito Warned US Attack in WWII Would be ‘Self-Destructive’

A new biography on Japanese Emperor Hirohito revealed that while he may have celebrated the Japanese Imperial Army’s victories during the Second World War, he…