Black Paratroopers Have Profound Effect on WWII
Walter Morris joined the paratroopers in 1940, when segregation of blacks and whites was still very much alive in America. In terms of the Second…
New WWII Memorial to Airmen Lost in Collision
Seven decades ago near Buckinghamshire, the collision of two WWII bombers saw the horrific loss of fifteen airmen in the Royal Air Force. Now, a…
Woman Sues University of Oklahoma over Stolen Artwork
Leone Meyer, a French woman, recently filed a lawsuit against the University Of Oklahoma (OU) in an attempt to recover a 128 year old piece…
Man Relates His Time as a Japanese Hostage in WWII
Rupert Wilkinson lived with his mother and sister in Manila during the 1942 period of Japanese invasion. With their father away at war as a…
Paravene, a Unique underwater mine-sweeping WWII Weapon, Found in East Mayo
The paravene, an underwater mine-sweeping device that was used in the Second World War by the British Army, has washed on the shores of Lake…
The Nazis, Auschwitz and the Man Named Wilhelm Brasse
He was forced by the Nazis to capture images that would haunt him throughout his lifetime…this is the story of the Nazis, the camp named Auschwitz and…
DOGFIGHT – The Battle of Britain – Review by Mark Barnes
Straight from the off the author does himself credit by asking the obvious question whether we actually need another Battle of Britain book. I would…
The Bletchley Park WRENs, Crackers of German Code
Margaret Mortimer is one of the Wrens, a group of women who worked to break German code on Colossus, Britain’s first computer at decryption establishment…
Naval Veterans From USS Duxbury Meet after 70 Years
As the anticipated WWII film, The Monuments Men opened, another drama from the Second World War unfolded in Shoreline. Harry Goin was a tough kid…
The Jews Who Fought for the Führer
– The Telegraph reports
US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments
In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…
HIGH FLIGHT – The Life and Poetry of Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee – Review by Mark Barnes
My interest in all things military began with aviation. I loved aeroplanes when I was a lad. I progressed to building model kits – the…