Charles the Bold, Burgundy’s Flawed Reforming Warlord, Died In Battle On January 5, 1477
Charles the Bold was a man who could have changed the face of Europe. Inheriting the Valois duchy of Burgundy in 1467, he was one…
Grandson Achieves His Dream Of Finding His Grandfather’s WWII Plane
Bill Tromblay had been trying to find the plane that his grandfather flew in World War II but had no success. Bill is a pilot…
American Second World War Veteran Recalls The Siege Of Bastogne In The Winter Of 1944
On Christmas Day 1944, Ross Bouyea split a chocolate bar with another soldier he met that day and never saw him again. It was the…
Austrian Orchestra Was Given A Stolen Painting During WW2 – Now The Rightful Owner Has Been Found
The Vienna Philharmonic orchestra in Austria has returned a painting by neo-impressionist Paul Signac to the heirs of the original collector. The painting, “Port-en-Bessin,” was…
In Rhode Island, The Quonset Air Museum Has Announced That It Will Not Be Reopening
Quonset Air Museum once put the country’s most famous military aircraft on exhibit. Now, John Kane, president of the museum, has officially confirmed that the…
Another Treasure Hunter Makes Bold Claims About The Location Of The Lost Nazi Gold
A British diver claims to have located Adolf Hitler’s missing £100 million gold hoard at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in a shipwreck. During…
American World War II Veteran Recalls Christmas Time In Italy At The End Of The War
Louis Heon is a World War II veteran of the US Army 88th Infantry Division. In 1945, even after the Germans surrendered, times were still…
Nine Ways In Which Napoleon Changed His World, And Ours
Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most influential figures in European history. Two hundred years after his short-lived Empire collapsed, the world continues to be…
German Enigma Machine Sells For A Record Price At Auction
A rare World War II Enigma machine went for £367,000 at an auction. That price is a world record. The M4 is one of the…
Many People Turn Out To Attend Troubled Veteran’s Funeral With Honor
People traveled from Utah, Montana, Colorado and across Wyoming to join other strangers, police and veterans at Evansville, WY. to be part of the funeral…
Groups Reach Agreement To Preserve US Revolutionary War Site
The Institute for Advanced Study and the Civil War Trust reached a settlement in a long dispute over land that the school wanted to use…
Group Plans To Rebuild Second World War Mosquito Fighter Bomber
Twin Rolls-Royce Merlin engines powering a World War II Mosquito fighter bomber may once again be heard in English skies. The People’s Mosquito, a group…