WWII | War History

Canadian Boy in iconic WWII photo, ‘Wait For Me, Daddy’, returns to spot where the image was taken after 70 years

Siegphyl

After seven decades, the boy rushing toward his father who was then marching off to join the Second World War, Warren (Whitey) Bernard, revisited the…

RAF FIGHTER PILOTS OVER BURMA – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

We are back, after a brief intermission, with a book from the Images of War series. This one comes courtesy of the highly respected Norman…

Undetonated Bombs From WWII Still Pose a Threat to People

January 7th, 2014, Hong Kong authorities spent 17 hours trying to dismantle a bomb that was discovered in the downtown area. The bomb was left…

The hunt to solve Hitler’s death continues

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Decades after the fall of the Nazi era, stories about Adolf Hitler’s alleged escape from Berlin surfaced again stirring tales of horror of the past.…

AFRIKA KORPS 1941-1942 and AFRIKA KORPS 1942-1943 DVD Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges

When it comes to documentaries there are many different formats. Some hold your attention, some have you flicking between the programme and the daily paper and…

New record of WWII role of Japanese emperor Hirohito

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Japanese emperor Hirohito in his early years as emperor (2) Hirohito was very interested in marine biology and…

Rare Photos of Infamous Nazi War Criminals Emerge

Photos of some of the infamous Nazi war criminals in chains after WWII ended, part of a collection of a British army officer, have emerged…

Des Odgers Donates a WWII-era Japanese Flag to be Restored

The Mid-Western Regional Council has recently been granted $7,000 for the restoration of the Des Odgers’ Japanese flag which is in the Kandos Museum. Members…

US Army Take Over County As They Prepare For D-Day

Ian Harvey
D-Day

June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, meant  ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Second World War and it was the biggest seaborne invasion…

The Long Shadow Of World War II

Ian Harvey
World War

According to a new survey, people, who spend their early life surrounded by the chaos of the World War Two are more likely to suffer…

Adolf Hitler’s “Super Museum”

Before WWII broke out, German dictator Adolf Hitler had already this one dream he was passionate to come into fruition – his own “Super Museum”…

WWII experimental secret weapon- Russian land battleship KV-VI tank

Please note that this is a fake / hoax / invention by an artist.   Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Cutaway illustration of…