German Tourists Visit the WWII PoW Camp at Belle Fourche, South Dakota
70 years ago, nearly 600 German soldiers were sent to Belle Fourche–a World War II PoW camp. This camp was located near the Orman Dam.…
WWII PoWs Mark Remembrance Week With a Journey Back to the Far East
33 former PoWs, almost all who are 90 years old, are getting ready to travel back to the Far East for Remembrance week. The PoWs…
First Photos of WWII Drama “Unbroken” – Jolie’s Second Directorial Work
Hollywood A-Lister Angelina Jolie has decided to work on a WWII drama for her second directorial work — “Unbroken”, a film adaptation of the life…
After 70 Years of Silence, ex-British POW Talks About the Horrors While Constructing the Death Bridge
70 years has passed since the “Death Railway” was completed. A 95 year old British POW speaks out about the horrific working conditions. Sir Harold…
ESCAPE FROM DAVA0 – Coming this fall from the World War II Foundation
Based on the book “Escape from Davao” by John D. Lukacs. Narrated by Dale Dye. April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two…
Remembering Frank Stone, One of Stalag Luft’s “Great Escape” Heroes (1922-2013)
Stalag Luft III, 1944 “The tension was electric the night of the escape. And then around dawn I heard a shot and barking and I…
Fresh Start for Dachau: Moving On from Its Shameful Nazi Past
Shame from its Nazi past been Dachau’s tail for years. The town, with its 45,000 population, is nothing short of a neat Bavarian town complete…
WWII Vet Publishes His Second World War Memoirs
Gordon Huntington was in his 20s when World War II broke out. He worked as a signalman for the British Navy when he was captured…
WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!
The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…
WWII vets’ ‘Catch-22’ may be untangled: Were these men Deserters or POW in Switzerland?
For over 60 years, the real stories of these men were kept in the dark and their “hero-ness” were either ignored or ridiculed. According to…
‘The Railway Man’: WWII Drama that Explores Understanding on the Effects of War (with Trailer)
2013 is a year of biopics; one such is the film adaptation of Eric Lomax’s memoirs – a story of despair, hurt but is tinged…
DEATH WAS OUR BEDMATE – Review by Mark Barnes
DEATH WAS OUR BEDMATE 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment and the Japanese 1941-1945 By Agnes McEwan and Campbell Thomson Published Pen & Sword Military ISBN:…