The Whispering Ghosts Of Gallipoli
The British War Cabinet wasn’t very impressed with the way Turkey entered the First World War on Germany’s side, in 1915. On the contrary, they…
Is That Really Adolf Hitler in the Crowd?
The picture shows a gathering in Munich, the crowd in a happy disposition. This is a very familiar photo showing how the people gathered in…
Japan and Russia Agree to Resume Peace Talks After 58 Years of Tension
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov suggested to the Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida that both countries should work together in efforts to resolve…
War Games During 1983 Almost Sparked Nuclear War
It is a little known instance where Britain and the United States almost provoked Russia into starting a nuclear attack. Once classified documents that have…
Charge of the Light Brigde bugle in Crimean War turns up on road show
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Captain Nick Holtby played the charge orders sounding bugle on the show (2) The historic bugle that sounded…
Battle of the Nations re-enactment to show Napoleon’s dramatic defeat at Leipzig
After 200 years since the historical defeat of Napoleon at Leipzig, Germany, thousands of war-gamers and history buffs gather to replay one of the bloodiest…
European Courts are Disgusted by Russia’s Handling of the Katyn Massacre
20,000 Polish war prisoners were slaughtered during the 1940 Katyn massacre. Russia kept important files a secret while the European Court of Human Rights were…
Artist Arrested for Sculpting a Memorial Depicting the Rape of Women by Red Army Soldiers
Jeremy Szumczyk is an art student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland. Upon researching the use of rape as a weapon by…
World War II Drama Stalingrad Chosen by Russia for Oscars (with Trailer)
The Russian Committee for Oscars chose Fyodor Bondarchuk’s action-drama film of the WWII period as the country’s contender in the Oscars’ race for best foreign-language…