Defy The Covid Gloom With Four Books From Pen & Sword Stable – Review by Mark Barnes
Our reviewer sorts out the mess in his ‘to do’ pile after a difficult few months. [Where were we? Oh yes, I remember; I review…
Sold to One of the World’s Largest Private Collectors – Kevin Wheatcroft
Back in the 1960s, MGM made a film entitled “The Yellow Rolls Royce”. With an all-star cast it charted the life of a primrose yellow…
History Breakthrough: Discovery of Stolen Gold ‘hidden on last days of WW2’
An archaeologist using a metal detector discovered a buried stash of stolen gold coins from Nazi-era Germany. Experts believed the coins were buried near the…
Forrest Gump Author Dies at Age 77
Winston Groom, Army veteran and author, passed away on September 17 at the age of 77 years old. Groom is best known as the author…
Americans Lack Basic Knowledge of the Holocaust Study Finds
According to a survey commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), nearly two-thirds of young US adults are unaware that…
Modern Technology Reveals Secret of the Sinking of the Bismarck
The Bismarck was Germany’s “unsinkable” battleship which the Nazis used to wreak havoc on the British Royal Navy in World War II. Now, more than…
Transformers Roll Into World Of Warships and World Of Warships: Legends
Starting today, iconic Transformers characters will roll out in World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends as part of an exclusive time-limited collaboration between…
German WWII Warship Karlsruhe Discovered 80 Years After Controversial Sinking
German light cruiser, the Karlsruhe, has been identified on the seabed 13 nautical miles off Norway 80 years after she was sunk during the invasion.…
British-Canadian D-Day Veteran Who Took Surrender of Wehrmacht Giant Dead at 97
Corporal Eldon Bob Roberts was only 5ft 3in, but he stood tall in his army boots and was the second man to set foot on…
The US Navy’s Smallest Boat
Recently, photos have been passed around on social media of a US Navy ship that is so tiny in size that some are referring to…
Remains of Sailor Killed in Pearl Harbor Identified
A sailor killed on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has been positively identified and his remains will…
Medals and Destroyed Helmet of WWII Hero Sold at Auction
WWII hero Group Captain Arthur Donaldson was a Spitfire ace in the 263 Squadron during World War II. He famously survived being hit in the…