Tension Between Bletchley Park Trust, NMC Hampers Work on WWII Artifacts
An engineer alleges that the tension between Bletchley Park Trust and the National Museum of Computing hampering is repair work on a priceless WWII German…
Siege of Leningrad: a 70 Year Anniversary Tribute
The Nation recently ran a story about the 70th anniversary of Russia breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad. Monday, January 28, 2014 marked 70 years…
World War II: Japanese On American Soil
Frank Von Arx was on duty in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska when he wrote this letter to his friend Frank Gartz. He didn’t seem…
New WWII Discovery in Karimunjawa: German U-Boat
After discovering ceramics dating back to the Ming Dynasty in 2009 and 2011, divers from the Yogyakarta Archaeological Center has made another new discovery last…
THE TURKS IN KOREA – CREATING A MYTH (Part 1)
By Savvas D. Vlassis We often hear about the Turkish population of 80 million and Turkey’s powerful armed forces, the second largest in NATO, after…
FREELY I SERVED – Review by Mark Barnes
Autobiographies have many purposes. They allow us a window into the lives of the great and the good where we learn how it was to…
Revisiting the Battle of Stalingrad through German Letters
The Battle of Stalingrad ended seventy one years ago – on February 2, 1943 – after exactly five months, a week and three days of…
Rare fungus was carried to Scotland from mainland Europe on WWI soldiers’ boots
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) The rare fungus Clavulinopsis cinereoides was carried to Scotland from mainland Europe on WWI soldiers boots. (2) Soldiers…
Rare photo of WWII women code-breakers who operated the first computer surfaces
A unique photograph of a team of women code-breakers was recently publicized during the 70th anniversary of the first electronic computer operated by the women…
New Civil War Trail Scheduled To Open
According Stephen Martin, the assistant director of Visit Meridian, the tourism department of the country, a war symposium will be held before the unveiling. Martin…
Normandy Veterans Prepare For Last Act Of Remembrance
Many World War Two vets have passed away during the last decade. Unfortunately, even those who are still alive today, find it extremely difficult to…
Skiing In The Dolomites: Where The War Reached New Heights
As you stand on the 2,788m summit of Lagazuoi, you might think it is the most peaceful place you have ever been to. However, the…