French Reporter Locates the Heir of Orphaned Art from WWII
January 30, 2014, the New York Times reporter, Doreen Carvajal shared her story of trying to reconnect the fine art that was stolen by the…
Grand Slam Bomb Testing Site Exploration in New Forest
The search is on for the Grand Slam testing site, the bomb created by well known inventor Barnes Wallis during WWII known to be an…
WWII-Era Dambusters Squadron Fly Their Last Mission
January 30th, 2014, the Royal Air Force ran a story entitled “Final Flight of the Dambusters.” The RAF squadron was born for battle. The group…
Heinrich Himmler’s Personal Letters to be Published
Germany’s Die Welt wishes to publish Heinrich Himmler’s letters to his wife. Himmler’s letters to his wife were not just love letters, but they also…
THE DEFENCE AND FALL OF GREECE 1940-41 – Review by Mark Barnes
We’re not done with January yet and my entirely non-existent book of the year chart already has a candidate in this enjoyable read from John…
Mengele’s Passport Is Discovered by a San Diego Historian
The New York Daily News ran a story of Craig Gottlieb, a historian and a frequent contributor to the television show “Pawn Stars”. The historian…
Field Marshal Montgomery Wanted Boy Scouts To Help Rehabilitate Germany From Nazism
The plan underlined many ideas of how the Allies would rebuild the German society after the Second World War, emphasizing the need for free press…
Should Russia Have Given Up Leningrad?
Should Russia have given up its stance on Leningrad in WWII? That seemingly simple question released a maelstrom of reactions in Russia just recently. The end…
DVD Review: BURMA -The Forgotten Army by Phil Hodges
Well, what a delight! I’m always one for history to be told as it actually happened to the masses by the masses and not…
‘Generation War’ Paint the Germans of WWII
The program, Generation War, is a five-hour long epic that wanted to bring the experiences of ordinary German soldiers on the Eastern Front during WWII.…
Family vs. Historian: the U-33 Controversy
The Greenock Telegraph reported on January 21, 2014 the story of the relatives of a U-Boat gunner direct their anger toward an Inverclyde historian’s dismissal…
Scottish Twins Died On the Same Day at Anzio During WWII
The Herald Scotland reported on January 21, 2014 the story of two Scottish twins who perished during the Second World War on the same day.…