Sochi and the Second World War
Sochi, this year’s Winter Olympics capital, had never seen action during WWII but it had been a soldier’s refuge with over half-a-million wounded treated in…
SAVING THE P-38 GLACIER GIRL FROM WORLD WAR II
On 15 July 1942, poor weather and limited visibility forced six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers to return to Greenland while they were en…
Merkel Should Admit EU Was ‘Built On German Guilt’ For WW2
The former Pizza Express owner insisted that Angela Merkel should admit the fact that the European Union was only build on German guilt at the…
Restoring WWI Fighter Designed To Take On The Zeppelins
The restoration project lasted four years and involved the recreation of the plane form the original plans. The former WWI fighter features Lewis gun, 500cc…
World War One: Eleven Shot At Dawn In Tower Of London
Lody was one of the 11 German spies who served in the First World War and was shot in the Tower of London. At the…
D-Day: Band Of Brothers: Day Of Days
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, which took place on the D-Day beach landings. The 101st Airborne job there, that…
Angelina Jolie’s Second Film, Unbroken, Set to be Released on Christmas
Angelina Jolie is has been working on her second feature film as a director with her project, Unbroken. A sneak peek has leaked online and…
Ohio museum volunteers rebuilding a B-17
Feb. 20, 2014: Dave Shiffer displays a throttle quadrant that will be placed in the B-17 World War II-era bomber being built from salvaged and…
Bringing Back The WWII Plane That Could Have Won Germany The War
It was almost complete in 1940, when Bugatti had to quit the production of the aircraft. The plane very well hidden away, was never assigned…
President Barack Obama to Hand Out 24 Medals of Honor
Washington – President Barack Obama is going to hand out 24 Medal of Honor to 24 veterans who served in WWII, Korean war and Vietnam…
An icon of the Belgian Army in WWI, the Dog Cart
In the run-up to 2014, the memorial year of the outbreak of WWI, the Belgian living history group ‘De Patrouilleurs’ have re-created an icon from…
Researchers Explore a Submarine that Sank 100 Years Ago
In June, one of the last time capsules from the First World War will be opened. Researchers drop a high definition camera into an Australian…