Canadian Boy in iconic WWII photo, ‘Wait For Me, Daddy’, returns to spot where the image was taken after 70 years
After seven decades, the boy rushing toward his father who was then marching off to join the Second World War, Warren (Whitey) Bernard, revisited the…
Prora: The Third Reich’s – Kraft Durch Freude – Vacation Spot
If you go to the small German island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea, you will see a long line of intimidating buildings. The buildings…
RAF FIGHTER PILOTS OVER BURMA – Review by Mark Barnes
We are back, after a brief intermission, with a book from the Images of War series. This one comes courtesy of the highly respected Norman…
Recreating The First World War Streets Of Northern England
The exhibition is meant to show the impact that the First World War had on people’s lives in the North West of England. The exhibition…
Clewiston Museum Hosts WWII Boxcar Exhibit
It is currently part of an exhibition at the Clewiston Museum. While the old paint on the wood of the boxcar is still there, the…
Undetonated Bombs From WWII Still Pose a Threat to People
January 7th, 2014, Hong Kong authorities spent 17 hours trying to dismantle a bomb that was discovered in the downtown area. The bomb was left…
Vietnam war veteran who endured one of the longest captivities as a POW Passes Away
Colonel George Robert Hall, a Vietnam War veteran who endured one of the longest captivities as a POW in American history, has died after he…
Historians unearth skeletal remains of WWII British soldiers in Italy
Amateur military historians have recently unearthed the skeletal remains of two British soldiers who were said to have been killed by the German forces following…
WWI Raid On Zeebrugge
Although the end of the First World War was close, with only a few months left of it, the Germans did not seem to want…
WWI in Motion Picture: From “Wings” to “War Horse”
WWI had been adapted in motion picture many times and has left a lasting impression in the silver screen. From the 1927 Oscar-winning silent film…
France: Fallen Headstones Replaced for WWI Centenary and 70th D-Day Anniversary
Graves of fallen British servicemen buried in French cemeteries are given a makeover – by replacement of fallen and damaged headstones – in preparation for…
“Eton Boys” may have signed up for death in the trenches when they signed up for public school
Public school officers during World War I did not quite get the attention of the media. They were often depicted as nice yet hiding miles…