Goering’s final message to Hitler on display at Natick Museum
In the final days of World War Two, the Nazi leadership was in chaos. The Soviet Red Army was advancing from the east and Berlin…
The First Gulf War – Fast Facts
Two Iraqi T-55 main battle tanks lie abandoned on the Basra-Kuwait Highway near Kuwait City after the release of Iraqi forces from the city during…
Colditz Castle – a visitor attraction for World War Two enthusiasts
The infamous Colditz Castle [Via] The escape from Colditz Castle in Germany during World War Two was made famous in the movie, The Colditz Story in…
US-Russian Memorial Flight Commemorates War Time Journey
On the 70th anniversary commemorations of the end of World War Two, US-Russian memorial flight is taking place between the two countries. During the war…
World War One battle ship, the HMS M33, restored and open to public
[Via] A World War One battle ship that was used during the Gallipoli campaign and is the only remaining ship from that battle has been…
New book documents India’s World War Two role and evolution
[Via] India’s World War Two role is often overlooked, but according to a new book called ‘The Rai at War’, it was World War Two…
Canada’s World War Two Creecode talkers subject of new documentary
The language of Cree has been revealed to have been used during World War Two by Cree code talkers. Code talkers were people employed by the…
World War One HMS M.33 to be opened to the public
A British Royal Navy ship used during the World War One Gallipoli campaign is to be opened to the public. HMS M.33 was the only…
THE MEN BEHIND MONTY – Review by Mark Barnes
This is a very readable account of the headquarters operated by Bernard Montgomery in North Africa, Italy and North-West Europe between 1942 and 1945. Monty…
Gavrilo Princip Statue Unveiled in Serbia
[Via] A controversial statue of Gavrilo Princip has been built and unveiled in Serbia. Gavrilo Princip has been blamed for causing the outbreak of World…
German U-Boats surrendered en-masse on Scotland’s far north coast
Some of the German U-boat fleet in Loch Eriboll after surrendering, 1945. [Via] A Scottish historian has uncovered a little known piece of history about the…
Memories of Africa during World War One
The effects of the two World Wars were widespread, but nowhere were they more prolific than in Africa. During World War One over a million…