The black history of a global New Year concert
In Vienna the New Year day is celebrated with a concert of classical music. Very few people know that there is a dark side to…
German museum to recreate Hitler’s World War Two bunker
The Spionage Museum in Oberhausen, north west Germany is to recreate Adolf Hitler’s World War Two Berlin bunker. The ‘Führerbunker’ was a huge underground network…
Royal Mint Makes £20 Coin in Honor of WWII British Prime Minister Winston Churchill
The Royal Mint has launched a £20 Coin in commemoration of the 50th death anniversary of WWII British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The new coin – a part…
New British museum to memorialise World War One ‘Canary Girls’
Commemorations of both World War One and World War Two are, in the main, focused on remembering the efforts and sacrifice of the troops. Women…
New TV series, Masters of the Air, to tell the story of World War Two bombers
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have joined forces to create a new 10 part TV series telling the story of World War Two’s bomber fleets.…
Great War books round up – Review by Mark Barnes
Great War books have been coming thick and fast and while it is true that a good many are part of a well established blueprint,…
The VC Medal ‘Forgotten’ by the Brighton Museum for Six Decades
Brighton Museum rediscovers a forgotten Victoria Cross medal of WWI hero Major George Godfrey Massy Wheeler which has been in their care for six decades. The…
Goodbye, WWII RAF Squadron Leader Harvey Nelson Sweetman [1921-2015]
Harvey Nelson Sweetman, a WWII Squadron Leader who served with the Royal Air Force’s 486 [NZ] Squadron during the said conflict, passed away Thursday, January 15. The…
UC-42’s Final Resting Place
Oberleutnant zur See Hans Muller had just been promoted to his first command. He would be taking over one of the German Imperial Navy’s most…
WWII Japanese Hand Grenade Stored in Garage for Over a Decade Detonated by Bomb Squad
Oklahoma City – Rick Young learned the lesson of not assuming anything the “explosive” way when he discovered a live WWII Japanese hand grenade sitting inside…
Grandmother receives three war medals after 70 years
Rosana Banti is about to turn 90 years old and is finally receiving recognition for helping with the Resistance. Banti will be presented with…
21 sad images of bombed out Cologne – you wouldn’t have seen many of these images before
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids by the Allies during World War II, including 31 times by the Royal…