Cold War photograph collection
Martin Roemers is a Dutch photographer who grew up with the Cold War, which lasted from the late 1940’s into the early 1990’s. He heard…
Hitler’s nephew begged to join US Army to fight the Nazis
William Patrick “Willy” Stuart-Houston was the nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born to Adolf’s half-brother, Alois Hitler, Jr., and his first wife, Bridget Dowling in Liverpool,…
AMATEUR GUNNERS – Review by Wayne Osborne
If you are interested in Great War artillery or animals in the war or if you are interested in the rise of the British Army…
‘A battle here … a battle there’
World War II veteran shares story as gunner aboard M-18 “Hellcat” By Jeremy P. Ämick “The World War II folks are getting pretty scarce,” said…
Second World War: Warsaw Uprising Given Sound and Colour
World War II’s Warsaw Uprising has been given sound and colour. The Second World War footage that was shot in black-and-white with no audio has…
CENTRAL POWERS – RUSSIAN FRONT 14-18 – Review by Mark Barnes
A lot of the focus of the centenary of the Great War in recent weeks has been on the Western Front, the cockpit of the…
Battle of the Frontiers Largely Forgotten
The Battle of the Frontiers was a major battle that took place during the First World War, and yet it receives little contemporary recognition. It…
The Korean Soldier Who Fought For the Japanes, Russians AND the Germans in WWII
Yang Kyoungjong was a Korean soldier during the Second World War who found himself fighting under at least three different banners by the time the…