A Letter Saved from the 1870 Siege in Paris
Australia’s national archive in Brisbane has come across a letter that was flown out of Paris by a balloon during the Prussian siege in the nineteenth…
PARIS ‘44 – Reviewed by Mark Barnes for War History Online
Recent events have shown that whatever fate throws at Paris, the old city somehow manages to sort itself and get on with things. In truth,…
Coco Chanel a.k.a. Agent F-7124 – Westminster: Nazi Spy
Coco Chanel and General Walter Schellenberg, the chief of the Abwehr with whom she worked. Coco Chanel is listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most…
Women Played A Bigger Part in the Vietnam War Than Previously Suspected
Many people are unaware of the crucial part women played for the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Many do not know that women even…
15 facts about Napoleon You May Not Have Heard Before!
Napoleon rose to power with an aim, and he surely achieved it by becoming the Emperor of the French Empire. Famous for his ruthlessness and…
A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES
A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and one American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris Q.…
Alex Kershaw: AVENUE OF SPIES – A True Story of Terror, Espionage, & One American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris
At the dawn of the 1940s, few could boast a more exclusive address than on Paris’s renowned Avenue Foch. Home to dignitaries, socialites, and some…
Coco Chanel, a Nazi spy: The role the famous designer had in WWII
Image Courtesy of: ibnlive.in Coco Chanel remained in history as one of the most inspiring fashion designers of all time and as the first person who…
Napoleon and Josephine’s Marriage Certificate Sold for Almost 500,000 Euros at Auction
Napoléon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais’s love story was one of the greatest and most celebrated in history. And just recently, the document that sealed…
When Paris Went Dark – Review by Nate Sullivan
On the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Paris, the complexities concerning the role of France in World War II are more evident than ever.…
WWII veteran shared how he survived attack on tank
Paul Stalter can never forget the fateful event that transpired on January 7, 1945 in Herrlisheim and it will always be in his memory. Cpl.…
Did the Nazis steal the Mona Lisa?
Over a century ago, Vincenzo Peruggia, an amateur Italian painter became responsible for the most famous act of theft. In 1911, Peruggia succeeded in stealing…