Royal Air Force Pays Tribute to the Fabled Great Escape
The Great Escape was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Allies, as numerous soldiers lost their lives in the attempt to escape from a…
Germany Keeps Participation in WWI Centenary to a Minimum
Speculation is rising as to the amount of regard Germany has for its fallen soldiers as the centenary of WWI is underway in other nations.…
Ferdinand Porsche and The Nazi Shadow
Everybody especially avid car enthusiasts feel giddy at the mere mention of the famous car brand Porsche. However, the legacy left by Ferdinand Porsche, the…
Relics from WWII Have Recently Been Found at Mili
It has been decades since WWII, but remnants of the struggle are still being discovered worldwide. On Mili (one of the Marshall Islands in the…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 1: The beginning
4000 hours later, Adrian Barrell walk us through the restoration of his Sherman M4A4 – from range wreck to world class restoration. My Sherman, M4A4…
BBC’s Newest Mini-Series, The Crimson Field, Airs in April
The newest mini-series on BBC1, The Crimson Field, takes place during the First World War and focuses on three young women who are members…
Pigeon vs Telephone: Which Worked Best In The Trenches of WWI?
The British Army believed that wireless radio and telephones would be good enough to keep the leaders on the battlefield in touch with each other…
90 Year Old Expatriate Must Return to the UK to Receive Pension
At 90 years old, a former intelligence officer from the Second World War must return to the UK from her home in Canada if she…
C-47 Dakota from WWII Returns to Site of D-Day
Whiskey 7, a Douglas C-47 transport plane from WWII, is being temporarily removed from the National Warplane Museum, set to once again unleash a storm…
Chilling Dachau Images of Hugo Jaeger, Hitler’s Photographer
No one knows exactly why Hugo Jaeger, one of Hitler’s official photographers, came back to Dachau five years after it was liberated by US…
Codename Agent Blanche, the last surviving British female spy of the World War II
Her real-life story is that which can only be read in spy books or see in movies. Yet Agent Blanche was was daring, real…
“The Forces’ Sweetheart” Dame Vera Lynn Plans New Album at 97
English singer Dame Vera Lynn is far from over in the music industry. On her 97th birthday celebration last March 20, she announced her plans…