‘Sports’ Played in WWI Trenches Revealed in Documents Digitized by The National Archives
The National Archives has published documents revealing the various ‘sports’ played by soldiers while in the trenches during the Great War. The ‘sports’ range from…
Campaigners for WWI Heritage Shorncliffe Garrison
Campaigners believe that the Shorncliffe Garrison, which was used as a training camp during the Great War, is ‘under threat’ as there are plans to…
When The USA Denied A Cry For Help To Save the Jewish Czech Children During WWII
In April 2014, Bob Simon, a 60 Minutes correspondent shared a story of Sir Nicholas Winton—a stockbroker in London who is responsible for saving 669…
Angels of Mercy: Two Screaming Eagle Medics in Angoville-au-Plain on D-Day
The story of two 101st Airborne Screaming Eagle Medics on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. In Angoville-au-Plain, a small village between Utah Beach and Carentan, two…
Land Mines Still Litter French Soil
The First World War saw the use of numerous land mines. Explosives of all sorts from the two World Wars are often found today, and…
A Soviet Cold War Outpost Lies Deserted for Years
The Soviet outpost at the small town of Pyramiden has been deserted since the late 1990s, despite once having been decently populated. Once a site…
White Feather Diaries: How WWI Divided the Cadbury Brothers
The famous Cadbury brothers had a strong as steel relationship in the chocolate industry but WWI was another matter — it divided them. Laurence Cadbury adamantly refused…
Renewed Publication of The Longest Day
The Longest Day is a book about the Normandy landings of WWII, and is probably one of the most famous publications on the subject. Written…
“My Darling Zen” – Heartrending WWI Love Letters Auctioned Off
A series of 42 heartrending WWI love letters along with 15 autographed postcards written by one WWI soldier of the British Army to his fiancee…
The Importance of Native American code talkers
Many different war codes were used during WWI, but most of them all had the same downfall—the German forces were generally able to figure them…
Operation Overlord Survivors Outraged
Many survivors of Operation Overlord are currently displeased with France’s government as they feel an agreement made between them has been breached. According to the…