70th Anniversary of RAF Bomber Command Taking on Dresden
70 years ago, on Tuesday 13th February, RAF Bomber Command and Allied forces launched one of the biggest bombing raids of World War Two on…
Vietnam War Documentary Set for the Oscars
The ‘Last Days in Vietnam’ is a new documentary about the Vietnam War, and it has now been nominated for an Oscar. The work sets…
Local Man Served in Special WWII Unit – First Special Service Force
Forcemen of 5-2, First Special Service Force, preparing to go on an evening patrol in the Anzio beachhead, Operation Shingle, Italy, ca. 20-27 April 1944. Library…
World War One Howitzer Gun Displayed at Australian War Memorial
A rare World War One Howitzer gun is being put on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as part of the Australian capital’s…
70 years After the Second World War: Remembrance Endures – By Ron Simpson
By RonSimpson: With each passing year, month by month and day by day, as time continues to march on, there is a greater need for…
1950s Pinnacle of Nuclear Testing – Atomic Annie the Nuclear Artillery Cannon
In the early 1950s, nuclear weapons development and nuclear testing was a key priority for the US and the Soviet Union. It was a race…
The ‘Good War’ Myth of the Second World War
Images Used (From Left): (1) Reading of the Roll of Honour by a Yeoman Warder as part of the WWI centenary commemoration in London between…
New Search for Missing RAF Air Crew
A new search has been instigated by the families of missing RAF air crew members whose plane crashed in northern Germany during World War Two…
Napoleon’s Fate Could Have Been in America
After Napoleon was defeated by the British and Allied troops at the Battle of Waterloo in the early 1800s, he was forced to abdicate his…
Iconic Statue Unveiled to Commemorate WWI Christmas Truce
Image Used: ‘All Together Now’, a sculpture by Andy Edwards commemorating the ‘WWI Christmas Truce’ on display at St Luke’s Church near Goodison Park…
The Kamikazi V1 Meant to Destroy London
There is much to be said about the mind of Hitler. He was certainly a madman with insanely ingenious ideas that shored up his short-lived…
Fake Trees of WWI that Spied on and Killed Enemy Troops
Man’s ingenuity would reach new heights when it started to successfully deploy killer camouflage In 1916, a soldier in WWI could expect to wake up…