Germany’s worst secret agent
Well dressed and attractive, Armgaard Karl Graves seemed to fit the mold of a successful spy. He was a secret agent who went into Edinburgh…
A WELCH CALYPSO – Review by Mark Barnes
One of the great strengths of Helion is a willingness to publish books like this one. There is no combat or violence and the book…
Liverpool: Rector’s Curiosity Leads to the Discovery of “Time Capsule” Room
The curiosity of Rev. Dr. Crispin Palling of the St. Nicholas in Liverpool led to the discovery of a “time capsule” room – a room where time…
Newly Restored WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial Reopened
After undergoing a renovation costing up to $32 million, the newly renovated WWI Galleries of the Australian War Memorial reopens today, December 1. It can be remembered…
Japanese Newspaper: “Comfort Women”, Not “Sex Slaves”
Tokyo – Japan’s largest circulating publication and conservative newspaper, Yomiuri Shimbun, released an apology Friday, November 28, for using the terminology “sex slaves” in pertaining to the women…
Germany’s Controversial Mini-Series “Generation War’ Bags Emmy Award
“Generation War”, a controversial mini-series from Germany, bagged the top prize in the TV movie/mini-series category during the International Emmys held last Monday, November 24, in…
Second World War: The backdrop of the movies in the race for Oscars
Whether it is a moviemaker or studio where movies are made both of them love to make war movies. On the other hand audience also…
Scarborough WWI Bombardment Set to be Commemorated A Century On
Scarborough will commemorate the WWI bombardment of the coastal town in the hands of the Germans during the Great War — December of 1914, to be…
Lost bodies of five airmen to be recovered after 70 years
Five soldiers from Halifax HR980 who were killed in 1943 during a night raid have never had their bodies recovered. These WWII airmen were shot…
Hanbury Crater: Britain’s biggest WWII explosion site 70 years on
Seismologists in Switzerland at first thought it was an earthquake, hardly guessing the seismograph recorded the effects of a massive explosion in far distant England.…
Fantasy Imitation of John Cairncross in “The Imitation Game”
Gayle Brinkerhoff found “The Imitation Game” to be the fantasy portrayal of her late husband John Cairncross who was an Enigma code breaker at Bletchley…
GHOSTS OF THE ETO – Review by Mark Barnes
A good while ago I reviewed Rick Stroud’s wonderful The Phantom Army of Alamein. Still one of my favourite military history books it is crammed…