DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN. Review by Mark Barnes
DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN By Robert Owen, Steve Darlow, Sean Feast and Arthur Thorning Fighting High ISBN: 978 0 9571163 4 4 Hands…
Tons of WWII-Era Munitions Are Still Being Found in Germany
Even though WWII ended nearly 70 years ago, The Atlantic reports that there are thousands of tons of munitions still buried under Germany—unexploded and undiscovered.…
Australian WWII Veterans Reunited After 68 Years
Two Australians were almost killed in an RAAF Dakota crash during the Second World War, when a British destroyer arrived and rescued them from the…
Parliament Gives Belated Recognition To Polish WWII Hero, the man who tried to stop the Holocaust
Although he was considered a war hero in his country, Jan Karski was never recognized as such internationally. Many say that is because the Allied…
Now UK Culture Secretary Miller is called an idiot for ignoring WWI role of Anzacs
The British Allies are said to be left for the last moments of the centenary in a series of rows. Now Culture Secretary Maria Miller…
Sex and the Somme- officially sanctioned brothels in France during WWI
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Allied soldiers during WWI tried to utilize their next few mortal days (2) History of prostitution extends to…
Vienna: The World War One Centenary
However, the situation isn’t as upsetting as it was a century ago, when racial and ethnic disputes and riots raged. In front of Cafe Prueckl,…
Internet Blooper: Google Maps revives Adolf Hitler Platz in Berlin
Google Maps, the online mapping service powered by Google, has mislabeled a square in central Berlin reverting its present name into its WWII name. The…
West Flanders Prepares For First World War Centenary
A big rise in the number of tourists is expected in 2014, to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War. Maria…
The Independent – a Very Odd Tank!
The Tank Museum reports: The Independent is unique, no others of the type were built and it was only ever regarded as an experimental machine. …
Mysterious markings on Japanese kamikaze flying bomb
The Ohka 2 plane was put on display about 30 years ago, at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovil after in was captured in…
Belfast Telegraph Calling On Its Readers Who Helped Buy 17 Spitfires During WWII
A small society is now desperately trying to bring back home the spirit of these planes. The Ulster Aviation Society needs financial support to buy…