22 Gut Wrenching Images Of Bombers That Didn’t Make It Home
Douglas A-20J-10-DO (S/N 43-10129) of the 409th or 416th Bomb Group after being hit by flak over Germany. It burst into flames and crashed a mile…
Amazing! WWII Bunker Cut In Half To Create War Memorial
Bunker 599 located in the Netherlands was cut in half and has been turned into an artistic war memorial. Originally built in 1939, the bunker…
10 Interesting Facts about Karl Donitz, The Last Führer of the Third Reich
Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator…
A Veteran Of The Normandy Landings – To brightly shine again?
During 2015 we saw the world remember the events of seventy years earlier and the end of World War 2, each passing day we lose…
Why You Can’t Take Selfies At Auschwitz
A British novelist and journalist, Anthony Horowitz, recently made a plea for the banning of self-photography – the taking of “selfies” – at the Auschwitz…
Conqueror Tank Memorial in the Grounds of the Wheatcroft Collection’s Head Office
The Wheatcroft Collections founder, Kevin Wheatcroft has been planning for a long time to recreate a ‘tank bank’ as became so popular after the First…
Last Survivor of the Treblinka Death Camp Revolt Dies at 93
The last remaining survivor of the revolt at the Nazi death camp Treblinka, Samuel Willenberg, died in Israel this month at the age of 93.…
When Parents Named Their Children After Famous WWI Battles
The WW I was a traumatic event in Europe. It left an indelible mark on Europeans and others around the world. The events of the…
Almost Half A Million Axis POWs Were Kept In The United States
The Germans were surprised at how many Russian POWs they had in such a short interval of time. Almost 3,000,000 people suddenly fell into their…
Battleground – Gallipoli – Anzacs The Landing – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
This is one of Pen & Sword’s hugely popular Battleground series and the fact that this book is in its second print run is testimony…
82nd Airborne War Hero Still Overlooked For Highest Military Honor
One of The United States Army’s most decorated officers of WWII is still yet to be awarded the highest military recognition for his war-time heroism.…
When Julius Caesar Was Kidnapped, He Laughed When He Heard Their Ransom Demands And Told Them To Ask More!
Long ago a 25-year-old Roman author, poet, priest, and aristocrat was kidnapped by pirates. Rather than plead for his release, however, he ordered them to…