Cat Hero Simon, Only Feline to Receive Dickin Medal, Remembered
Cat hero Simon, who received a PDSA Dickin Medal for gallantly defending important food rations while being on board the WWII ship HMS Amethyst, was recently commemorated.…
Swiss Fine Art Museum Kunstmuseum Bern Accepts Controversial Gurlitt’s Stash with “Regret”
Christoph Schäublin, the president of the Swiss fine art museum Kunstmuseum Bern, expressed how the facility accepts an assortment of modernist pieces from the controversial Gurlitt…
Albania’s bunkers converted to Museums
During the Cold War period Albania’s communist regime built an underground bunker to escape from the nuclear attacks of United States and Soviet Union. Now…
Dorothy Bohm – who captured time in her camera?
Dorothy Bohm on her 90th birthday recalls her life journey from leaving her family and moving to Britain to her marriage and her experiences during…
Animal casualties of war
It wasn’t only humans who experienced pain and suffering during WWI. Animals, including dogs, horses, and other equines, became casualties as well. War Horse, a…
PANZER III vs SOMUA S 35 – Review by Mark Barnes
Ok, in our bit of the world liking tanks and other weaponry is not automatically considered weird and is part of the job description as…
Relatives of the Red Baron, Albert Ball Meet at the Royal Air Force Museum
Two relatives of the WWI German ace pilot the Red Baron and his British counterpart Albert ball met for the first time during the opening…
The Royal Shakespeare Theater Hosts The Christmas Truce Play
The play inspired by the First World War’s Christmas Truce which happened one century ago has opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theater Saturday, November 29. The Christmas…
MUST READ: The story behind Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler incident
Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,…
New Orleans: National World War II Museum Opens New Pavilion
The National World War II Museum of New Orleans is opening a new pavilion set with a new exhibit to the public starting this coming December 13. The…
World War II machines from Brilliant to Bizarre
With the advent of new technologies during the Second World War, there was an increase in requirement of new war ammunitions and machines. There were…
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…