The Viking Sieges of Paris
Ragnar Lothbrok, the notorious Viking, is still a historical mystery veiled in myths, or even believed to be a collective personage for several different Viking…
Jeannette Guyot, French WWII Heroine: February 26, 1919 – April 10, 2016
Jeannette Guyot was born on February 26, 1919, in Chalon-sur-Saône. In June 1940, when France fell to Germany, she joined the Resistance with the rest…
D-Day Soldier Honored by the Normandy Locals He Helped to Liberate
Private George Hanks – a farmer from Wendlbury near Bicester in Oxfordshire, who volunteered with the 5th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckshire Light Infantry…
92-year old D-Day Landings Veteran receives Chevalier Medal
92-year old Fred Amess, of Whangamata, New Zealand, is as pleased as punch! This veteran of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France has been awarded…
WW2 Bunker on Jersey in Channel Islands to be opened to public
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, and the islands were the only part of the British Isles…
Historic Guernsey Fort for sale – Bring £2 million
The island of Guernsey, situated off the coast of Normandy is a British Crown Dependency. It is not a part of the British Isles but…
How SS Commando Skorzeny Became an Assassin for Israel
German scientist Heinz Krug vanished on September 11, 1962. Krug was at his office, and then he was gone without ever returning home. The only…
Man Meets the Woman Taking Care of His Father’s Grave
When Rodney Duderstadt received a letter from Marine Hannon, it ended decades of worry. Duderstadt, 76, has worried for years about the condition of his…
These 3 British SOE Women Helped Win WWII – 2 Survived, 1 Was Cremated Alive
During WWII when the men were out fighting on the front line, women were performing some pretty heroic acts of their own. As March is…
Brittany American Cemetery in Normandy, Where 4,409 American Rest In Honored Glory
The Brittany American Cemetery is the final resting place of 4,409 American World War II soldiers who lost their lives in Normandy, France, during Operation…
Fail! The Rolling Rocket Bomb Designed To Smash The Atlantic Wall, Only Ever Managed To Kill A Dog
War is often associated with cutting-edge technologies, which have altered history by changing the outcome of many conflicts. The invention of the bayonet, aerial combat, and…