Original WWI Film Discovered in a Garden Shed in Long Eaton
An original WWI film showing a Chilwell ammunition factory with its workers – mostly women – busy at work was discovered in a leaky garden shed in…
German U-26 Submarine Which Sank Almost a Century Ago Found
The German U-26 submarine, the pride of the German Navy at the start of WWI which disappeared almost 100 years ago, was found by a group…
France: Remains of Five WWI Soldiers Unearthed
Remains of five WWI soldiers along with several WWI relics were unearthed in a forest near the town of Luneville which is in the eastern…
Remembering Ettie Steinberg, Ireland’s Only Holocaust Victim
Dublin, Ireland – A memorial dedicated to the only Irish Holocaust victims documented to die in Auschwitz – Ettie Steinberg and her son Leon –…
Survivor from March of Death Passes Away
The March of Death forced numerous prisoners of war during WWII to relocate to Japanese prison camps. One of these prisoners was Elias Saavedra, who…
Uncovering the Wreckage of the B-29 Kee Bird
The Kee Bird was the name of the B-29 plane that went down in 1947, two years following the end of the Second World War…
ISANDLWANA – How the Zulus Humbled the British Empire – Review by Mark Barnes
I make no excuses for loving the film Zulu. I know it isn’t entirely accurate and, as the author of this book tells us, has…
Soviet Russia and the Normandy Landings
Many have said in the past that were it not for Soviet Russia, the Allies might not have won the Second World War. Yet historians…
Death of a Navajo Code Talker
Chester Nez was the only surviving Navajo code talker left from the Second World War until he passed away at the age of 93 in…
Story of German Submarine Hunters Revealed
Bob Lofgren was one man on a team of German submarine hunters during the Second World War, though nowadays he leads a quiet life at…
AERODROMES OF FIGHTER COMMAND THEN AND NOW – Review by Mark Barnes
The airport to the north of my town used to be in the doldrums. Regular services had dropped off and the only thing appearing…
Stan Hollis, WWII Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Given its high distinction, the Victoria Cross is not handed out to just anybody. It is given for extreme heroics so noble that even the…