HMS Alliance Reopens After £7 Million Restoration
The only surviving WWII-era submarine of the British – the HMS Alliance – has reopened its doors to tourists after successfully undergoing major restoration which…
Classified WWI Files Now Available Online
For the first time ever, more than 150 classified WWI files were digitized by the National Archives and made available online. According to the BBC…
Vintage Weaponry Discovered in Manila
In Binodo has had an interesting week earlier in April. Vintage cannons were being discovered during road works. Workers from the Department of Public works…
St. Paul’s commemorate WWI with crosses bearing models of war torn towns
St. Paul’s Cathedral proudly displays in its walls at the entrance two large crosses featuring models of war torn towns. The white crosses are…
B-17 on Tour
The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) is gathering veterans from the Second World War to represent each of the B-17 bomber crew positions. There are 10…
Inventions That Flourished Thanks to WWI
1. Sanitary Pads Cellucotton was already discovered before WWI broke out by a small US company named Kimberly-Clark. James C. Kimberley, the firm’s vice-president along…
From cradle to grave, the tale of the inseparable couple from war to death
Bert and Mary Barnsley were simply inseparable. From the moment of birth to their last…
Old Fashioned Love Letter Being Auctioned Off
Old fashioned love letters have been replaced by text messages and email. Even the most romantic of these communications cannot compare to the endearing letter…
NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS & GUNNERY – Review by Mark Barnes
After a bit of a gap I am happy to have one of these impressive naval history books from Seaforth in front of me. As…
Bomb left over from WWI Blew Up in Ypres, Two Killed
Ypres, Belgium – A WWI device, suspected bomb shell or grenade, blew up in Ypres, Belgium Wednesday, March 19. The explosion left two dead, one…
The Duke of Cambridge Visits Omaka Aviation Center and is Treated to a Story
The Duke of Cambridge was in for a grand treat when Sir Peter Jackson, aviation enthusiast and film director, escorted him on a private tour…
Japan Offers Apologies for WWII Atrocities Against the Citizens of the Philippines
Toshinao Urabe, the Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, expressed his apologies for the atrocities inflicted by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War.…