Through Two Wars, a Bible Returns Home to be Used for a Memorial Service
A military bible that has seen two wars, finally makes it back home in time for a memorial for the wife of its original owner.…
WWII Nurse Helped Many Wounded Soldiers, But Would Not Survive The Battle
Second Lieutant Ellen Ainsworth was to be shipped out with the US Army Nurse Corps during WWII. Before she left, she wrote on a…
Gestapo Leader, Heinrich Mueller, May Be Buried In a Mass Grave in a Jewish Cemetery
Heinrich Mueller was the head of the Gestapo during the Second World War. He didn’t survive the war. To the surprise of the German media,…
68 Year Old Telegram Finally Returns to The Deceased Next of Kin
October 28, 2013, Portland Police Officer, Matt McDonald, delivered a telegram to John Griffin, the dean of students and a former history teacher. In the…
History Repeats Doesn’t Always Repeat Itself: The Sad Thorne Brothers Story from WW1
The Thorne brothers, Marlborough and Cornelius, were both officers for the East Surrey Regiment. They served in the trenches of Fricourt in the Northern parts…
Walter Morris Was the Sergeant of the First All-Black Parachute Battalion.
Walter Morris was one of the first black paratroopers during WWII. As an original member of an all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Company. The…
Review of WWII-Based Flight-Simulator Video Game: Secret Weapons Over Normandy
2003 was the release date of a game that comes straight out of WWII. ‘Secret Weapons Over Normandy’ is a game that was released for…
Modern Day Phone Tapping Dates Back to Espionage That Began in 1919
The Telegraph reports John Major revealed 40,000 items of intelligence that has been delivered annually to the Foreign Office by the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)…
Winston Churchill Book Defends the Leader’s Health Habits
The Telegraph mentions in an article that A.W. Beasley, a New Zealand orthopedic surgeon, has written a book about Churchill’s health. Winston Churchill put his…
English Soldier’s Life is Saved by His Knowledge of French Slang
Arthur Staggs was a soldier who was parachuted into enemy territory of France during WWII. He recently passed away at 100 years old. November 17,…
After 70 Years of Silence, ex-British POW Talks About the Horrors While Constructing the Death Bridge
70 years has passed since the “Death Railway” was completed. A 95 year old British POW speaks out about the horrific working conditions. Sir Harold…
WWII PoW Owned Rolex is to be Auctioned Off at an Estimated £30,000.
1942, Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson was held at the Stalag Luft III camp in Germany. Since he was in a German war camp, you would…