Ron Jones – The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz
Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he…
BMW’s Dark History In WWII
Although it has been 70 years since WWII ended, the memories are raw for many. Some people and – in this case – some companies…
10 Interesting Facts About Richard Nixon
President Richard Nixon; a quaker, a U.S. Navy vet, a politician, a President and the man at the heart of the notorious Watergate scandal. Nixon was the…
Henry Mucci’s rescue of POWs from Cabanatuan Prison Camp
On the face of it, it looked to be a rescue mission with little chance of success. Reports had filtered through of the most terrible…
BMW’s Dark History In WWII
Although it has been 70 years since WWII ended, the memories are still painful for many. Some still have regrets about their place in history.…
New biography tells real life Great Escape character
The World War Two veteran who was played by Steve McQueen in Hollywood movie, The Great Escape, is the subject of a new biography. William…
THE FALL OF MALAYA AND SINGAPORE – Review by Phil Hodges
I had a bad experience with a book from this series before. I say bad, tasteless is probably a better description. I didn’t like one drop…
WWII Secret mission to save 100s of released British and US PoWs from the hands of the Soviets revealed
Towards the end of World War Two, Captain Robert Timble of the US Army had carried out around 35 bombing raids on important Nazi…
The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front
Captain Robert Trimble was a US B-24 pilot, turned spy, during World War Two. After surviving 35 missions in six months of bombing raids over…
British Army Warrior Crashes into Wall in Germany
A British Army Warrior has crashed into the garden wall of a residential property in Paderborn, North West Germany. The armoured vehicle is from nearby Paderborn Barracks,…
50th anniversary of Hollywood war movie ‘The Great Escape’
It is the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood World War Two movie ‘The Great Escape’ this June. The movie was based on a book telling…
A WOMAN LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Phil Hodges
Quaint. That’s how I’d describe this book. It’s like Miss Marple’s memoirs and should come complete with a cream tea, a copy of The Times…