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THE ROAR OF THE LION – The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches. Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

THE ROAR OF THE LION The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches By Richard Toye Oxford University Press ISBN: 978 0 19 964252…

Rare photographs of Hitler’s 1936 Winter Olympics

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) In this regrettable photograph, the Nazi Salute performed by the Canadian Olympic team during the 1936 Winter Olympics…

Remains of WWII Aircraft Discovered in Northeast India

Natives living in one of the interior villages in Manipur, India’s northeastern state, discovered the remains of one WWII aircraft. Youth club members of the…

Storms’ Unexpected Find on Westcliff Beach: Nine WWII Bombs

Westcliff Beach, Essex – According to Thames Coastguard, recent storms that hit Britain had dumped unexpected load on a beach in Essex – nine WWII…

Francis Prest, Merchant Mariner, Receives Accolades 68 Years After Discharge

The Telegram shares a story on January 2nd, 2014 of a World War II veteran, Francis O. Prest. Mr. Prest told the US marines that…

Heinrich Himmler’s Castle Transformed to Eerie Museum Devoted to Evil SS’ History

  The eerie castle owned by Schutzstaffel’s boss Heinrich Himmler has been transformed into an exhibits archive showcasing the evil SS’s history. Wewelsburg Castle had served as…

Neo-Nazi dad urges child services return his baby girl named Eva Braun

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Heath Campbell and his fiancee Bethanie Zito arrived at family court in Flemington, New Jersey earlier in 2013 in…

New Film Portrays Otto Weidt, The Blind “Unknown Schindler”

Otto Weidt was so much like Oskar Schindler – he was a German factory owner who used his business to save Jews. But unlike Schindler,…

British Mariners Awarded For Arctic Convoy During WWII

Ian Harvey

The Arctic Convoy saved millions of lives during the Second World War, by delivering vital supplies to the Eastern Front. Over 3,000 former servicemen have…

WWII Radar Operators and Friends Reunited after 7 Decades!

The friendship of two women developed throughout WWII rediscovered after 7 decades through a chance encounter that revealed they had been living 12 miles apart…

Operation Vengeance: Killing Yamamoto

Fox Orlando shares the story of retired Lieutenant Colonel Doug Canning. Canning was one of the members of an elite force that was tasked with…

WWII Movies Highlighting Nonviolent Resistance Against the Nazis

Can nonviolence really make a strong lasting statement amidst gunfire and war violence? These WWII movies say “YES!” Hardly does a year go by without showing a Hollywood…