Europe | War History

Even Germans Recommended Him For VC: Irish Guard Grabbed The Machine Gun From Disabled Tank, Held Jerries At Bay For 20 Minutes

A nation can desire for a war to be over all they want, but the inevitable fact of war is that the enemy always gets…

Adolf Hitler Planned To Destroy The Manhattan Skyscrapers During WWII – Years Before Osama Bin Laden

The Fuhrer not just wish for world domination. He was specifically obsessed with the vision of the destruction of America’s city, New York. Adolf Hitler…

Japanese PM Latest Leader to Turn Down Putin Invite for WWII Victory Day Commemorations

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe officially turned down Putin’s invitation to commemorate WWII Victory Day in Moscow this coming May 9 making him the latest in…

Germany: US Army Bids Schweinfurt Army Garrison Goodbye

Schweinfurt, Germany – The sounding of the bugle’s call playing “To The Colors” may mean the end of a day’s work in US military bases throughout the world, but…

How the Dominance of the Dollar Was Proclaimed Post World War I

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Dominance of the Dollar

The dollar’s near century-long reign atop the globe was set in stone in the smoldering ruins of war torn Europe. The devastating war would cost…

Lee Miller: The Woman In Hitler’s Bathtub

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Lee Miller

Her entire life was an adventure, since she was the only female photographer allowed on the front line in Europe, during World War Two and…

Metal Canteen From Battle Of The Bulge

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The canteen was found in Luxembourg woods. Ted was so overwhelmed, he had to take his time before opening the box. The box was sent…

As WWI Centennial Plans Begin, So Do The Conflicts

Ian Harvey

It didn’t end all wars as it was supposed to do and it’s still creating conflicts a hundred years later. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission…

WWII B-17 Pilot Signs Historic Wing

Ian Harvey

In 1943, Harvey went into a boots shop to find out what deposit he had to pay for a new pair. After the bootmaker’s shop…

WWII Vet Who Helped Save 1,000 Members Of The HMS Ark Royal Dies Aged 98

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Taylor, described by his family as a “noble gentleman”, served in the Royal Navy during World War Two. He was born on June 19, 1916,…

Alfred Rosenberg’s Diary:How Vegetarian Hitler Wanted To Ban Sick Children From Eating Meat

Ian Harvey

The diary, which disappeared seven decades ago during the Nuremberg trials, was believed to have been smuggled out of Germany by US prosecutor Robert Kempner.…

RAAF Pilot Promoted To Flight Lieutenant after 70 years!

Ian Harvey

After he was shot down over Germany, Ken Wright had to spend three years in a prison camp, reason for which he never got the…