The Rosenbergs: Daring Spies or Simple Scapegoats?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg made history on June 19, 1953, as the only two American civilians convicted on espionage charges and executed on American soil…
Many Black GIs Found a Safe Place in Britain in Contrast to Racist Abuse From Their Fellow Countrymen
Today, many people have a slightly distorted view of the relationship between the British and the vast numbers of American servicemen that were ferried across…
XB-19: The Bomber That Never Got to Fight But Did Have Its Own Kitchen
During WWII, hundreds of aircraft of all types were designed and produced by the main belligerents of the conflict. Some went on to become legendary.…
A Hero: Chaplain Watters Seeing American Wounded Beyond The Perimeter, He Charged Out Again
Since the earliest days of organized civilization, priests and warriors have usually played very different roles in their societies. They performed quite different, often opposing,…
After 73 Years Roald Dahl’s Family Receive His Medals in the Post
The creator of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda, and countless other much-loved stories of mischief and mayhem spent most of his time…
Police Inquiry Launched After Top Movie Stuntman Crushed by Tank
Oleg Shilkin, 31, was one of Russia’s top movie stuntmen when he was killed on October 22, 2018 while filming a World War II movie.…
Fire Base Was Going To Be Over Run By NVA, He Met Them With a Bayonet & an Assault Rifle
When asked to conjure in one’s imagination the image of a fearless soldier, fighting with fervent ferocity in hand-to-hand combat and battling relentlessly against wave…
Order a Tank Museum Christmas Jumper Which Has Proved a Surprise Hit
A Christmas jumper designed and sold by the Tank Museum in Dorset has become a surprise festive hit, with staff struggling to keep up with…
Witold Pilecki – The Man Who Voluntarily Went to Hell to Gather Information
In September 1940, Witold Pilecki voluntarily surrendered to the Germans during a street raid in Warsaw. He did this in order to penetrate one of…
The World Of The Battleship
I come from a family with a seafaring tradition and although it skipped my direct branch because my father preferred khaki to blue in 1939…
The Desert Fox: A Formidable Adversary – Even To His Own Side
War hero or anti-Semitic Nazi villain? Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is, to this day, the subject of heated debate – a historical enigma once praised…
How One Navy SEAL was Awarded the MoH for Saving Another MoH Recipient
When a draft notice came to Thomas Rolland Norris, he hoped to become a Navy pilot. But when visual acuity and depth perception issues became…