‘It just seemed to be my calling’
Veteran launches nursing career through naval service By Jeremy P. Ämick As a nurse, Maureen “Tootsie” Purdy effuses a mirthful personality allowing her to console…
Knighthood Petition of the Last Surviving British Member of the WWII ‘Dambusters’ Launched
An online petition for the knighthood of George Johnson, the last surviving British member of the dambusters, was recently launched online. As a matter of…
Operation Sealion Impaired by Nazi Intelligence
During the Second World War, Hitler tried to enact Operation Sealion, in which his forces were to take Britain by storm. Before this mission could…
World War II Tanks, Guns And More Found In Iraq (Watch)
Imagine yourself a modern day soldier, you are in Iraq fighting insurgents when all of a sudden you are faced with tanks that seem to…
IAN FLEMING AND POSTMASTER – Review by Mark Barnes
The ribbon of land behind Omaha Beach is now sacred soil, not just in the United States, but in the minds of anyone immersed in…
Man Who Fired the First Bullet of WWI
Many would consider the first bullet fired in the First World War to be the one that struck Archduke Franz Ferdinand, leading to a series…
Listening Post – The Green Old Phone Box Turned into a Mini-WWI Museum
An outdated, green-hued telephone box in County Durham renamed the Listening Post could be the smallest war museum throughout the world. Way back in 2012,…
John Kerry Pays Tribute to Guadalcanal Soldiers
The soldiers who fell during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Second World War were recently honored by John Kerry, the United States Secretary of…
Luk Perceval Puts on New Production
The Belgian director Luk Perceval has organized a brand new production. This new show, entitled “Front,” aims to honor the First World War through a…
WWI’s Cuddly Yet Brave ‘Soldiers’ – Cats
It was not only the men who went into service when the Great War broke out in 1914; cats did, too. These lovable and very…
BELSEN – Review by Phil Hodges
The name Belsen is synonymous with a vision of hell. We automatically think of the pictures we’ve seen of the twisted bodies being thrown unceremoniously…
A multi-generational tribute
This is an articles of a veteran who served in three wars and is the recipient of the Silver Star medal and the French Legion…