From Bi-plane To Cutting Edge Stealth – The Invincible Sky Warrior
Ever since the beginnings of warfare, reconnaissance has always had a vital role to play in understanding and defeating an enemy. At first reconnaissance was…
Barking Mad Major Straps Bazookas To Airplane. Goes Tank Hunting!
War is a significant driver of rapid technological progress and innovation. This principle doesn’t just apply to the superpowers with access to teams of scientists…
“Dambusters” Squadron Member & His Wife Are Given a Full-Blown RAF Send-Off
On January 22, 2019, an emotional funeral service was held in Telford, Shropshire for Victor and Edna Barnett. The couple, who had no living relatives,…
Former SS Member Could Go To Jail For Hate Speech
A former member of the SS, who was part of a group that massacred 86 French civilians in 1944, is now facing hate speech charges…
Battle of Sokolovo: The 969 Czechoslovaks Had to Walk More Than 217 Miles
The Battle of Sokolovo was the first engagement of Czechoslovak forces on the Eastern Front during World War 2. With it, the Czechoslovaks became the…
WWII Tank Hero Returns to Meet His Enemy After 68 Years & Lay Old Ghosts To Rest
Clarence Smoyer was just 19 years old in March 1945 when he was part of a tank crew pushing its way slowly through Cologne. This…
Pearl Harbor: Massive Mission for Midget Submarines, Part 2
This is Part 2 of a three-part series about the Japanese midget submarine attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Part 1 gives an…
The English and Their Country. A GI’s Guide to WW2 Britain & Its Weather
Why must the English be so terribly…English? Why can’t the English just be normal? These were the questions on the minds of many American GIs heading…
Gallery Wants Nazi-Looted Artwork Back From Germany, The Family Are Asking Half a Million For It
The Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, lost a valuable painting during World War II. German soldiers took Vase of Flowers by the Dutch master Jan…
Lost Films From the Japanese Colonial Period
Thursday, 18:00 – Screening With Live Performance + Intro: Crossroads of Youth 청춘의 십자로/ Onstage: Chung Chong-hwa, Senior Researcher (Korean Film Archive) Monday 18 February,…
The One Man Tank Destroyer, Awarded a VC For Actions At Arnhem
“Operation Market Garden” was supposed to end World War II by Christmas in 1944. After the successful Allied landings in Normandy, British Field Marshal Montgomery…
Tiny Lithuania Was Once a Superpower of Europe
For many years now, the small Baltic country of Lithuania has been known as a breeding ground for some of the world’s best basketball players.…