US air attack on Tokyo worse than atomic bombs
In the final days of World War Two 70 years ago, US air attack took place on Tokyo in an attempt to force the Japanese…
Royal Mint coin commemorates 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with inaccurate coin
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, one of the most infamous air battles of World War Two, Britain’s Royal Mint has…
Major Cain, The One Man Tank Destroyer Who Received a VC At Arnhem
Major Robert Cain was awarded the Victoria Cross in the battle for Arnhem. He was the sole recipient, out of the five Victoria Crosses awarded during…
Spokane woman to be honored for role in World War Two Dutch resistance
A woman from Spokane, Washington State, is being honored for her role as a member of the Dutch resistance during World War Two. Today, Carla…
WWIIs Greatest Raid of All is commemorated at Falmouth: Destroy the dock at St Nazaire
On the 70th anniversary of one of the most dangerous raids, known as the Greatest Raid of All, has been commemorated at the Prince of…
New Russian art installation commemorates taking of Nazi Reichstag
A new art installation has gone on display in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, depicting the Soviet Army’s invasion of Berlin in the final…
Anne Frank’s school friend reveals life under Nazis
A new documentary on the National Geographic Channel has revealed the story of Nanette Konig, one of Anne Frank’s school friends who know Anne and…
What is was like to be a Nazi wife during World War Two
Derek Niemann recalls what it has been like to live with a Nazi in his family, as his grandmother married a senior SS officer who…
Moscow Engines of Victory exhibition showcases World War Two hardware
Moscow has been reminiscing the World War Two comradeship of the US and then Soviet Union this week, regardless of current tensions between the two…
Biggest World War Two battleship, the sunken Musashi, located near Philippines
70 years after the end of World War Two sunken Japanese battleship the Musashi has been located in the Sibuyan Sea off the coast of…
Finnish volunteers continue to find World War Two dead
A team of Finnish volunteers working to retrieve the remains of World War Two military troops has recovered around 80 Finnish soldiers from the Russian…
Chicago D-Day veteran receives French Legion of Honor
A World War Two veteran who took part in the D-Day landings has been honored by the French government with the Legion of Honor at…