WWII | War History

Cotswolds Village and 12 Other “Doubly Thankful” Villages: Where Men Came Back Home Safe from Both World Wars

The village of Upper Slaughter in the Cotswolds is one of the 13 “doubly thankful” villages who saw their men going to both world wars…

Does Anyone Know this WWII Soldier? Woman Searches for Unknown Identity in Old Photo

A woman from Limerick, Ireland wants to know the identity of the unknown WWII soldier (photo up) that she found hidden at the back of another…

Ex-Nazi Camp Guard Johann Breyer Fights Extradition Sought by German Authorities

Johann Breyer, 89, fights back against the extradition case filed on him by German authorities on the grounds that he worked for the Waffen SS…

Jewish Inmates plan to Derail Hitlers Train – It nearly worked!

Ian Harvey
Derailed Train

During the Second World War, Hitler was almost killed by a derailed train. It was not an accident, but part of an elaborate and daring…

Imperial War Museum Reopens to Mark WWI Centenary

After undergoing a £40 million restoration, the Imperial War Museum opens up its doors once again to the public. With its reopening come new galleries to mark…

WWII Air Raid Shelter, with 70-Year-Old Light Bulb In Working Condition, Discovered

A well-preserved 70-year-old WWII air raid shelter was discovered by a pupil at a primary school with its 70-year-old light bulb still in working condition. The air…

Explorers Inspect German WWII Sub Close to Texas Coast

Explorers recently came to check on the sub fighting for the Nazi empire lying deep in on the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico close…

How Japan could have won WWII

Ian Harvey
WWII

During WWII, Japan fell to the Allies after two atomic bombs were dropped on their land. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is often questioned…

Search for Bud Kelder: Body of WWII POW Exhumed Due to Lawsuit

The unknown body of a WWII POW buried in an American war cemetery in the Philippines is to be exhumed after family, who claims the…

Louis Zamperini: The Real Man Behind Hollywood’s ‘Unbroken’

Louis Zamperini – the Second World War hero behind Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken.  Louis Zamperini had been a rebel who rose to become an Olympian. He was…

Trailer for ‘Unbroken’, Angelina Jolie’s WWII Film, Released

  Angelina Jolie’s WWII war film Unbrokenreleased its official trailer Thursday, about a week after the passing of Olympian, WWII vet and the story’s hero, Louis…

China Releases Confessions of WWII Japanese War Criminals Online

China’s State Archives Administration began to release alleged confessions of Japanese war criminals who committed war crimes during the Second World War last July 4…