Second World War | War History

WWII veteran to soar the sky again at 91

Siegphyl

The first time Bill Purdy step on to the skies was when he was a young man enlisted to join in one of the biggest…

Second World War Bunker in Guernsey Made Open to Public

An unspoiled Second World War bunker in Guernsey will be exhibited to the public come spring this year. The said Second World War bunker is…

D-Day Survivor Is Awarded By French

Ian Harvey
D-Day Survivor

The Consul General of France in Atlanta, Mr Denis Barbet will be awarding the Legion of Honor to the 14 Second World War American vets,…

Clewiston Museum Hosts WWII Boxcar Exhibit

Ian Harvey
Clewiston Museum

It is currently part of an exhibition at the Clewiston Museum. While the old paint on the wood of the boxcar is still there, the…

US Army Take Over County As They Prepare For D-Day

Ian Harvey
D-Day

June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, meant  ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Second World War and it was the biggest seaborne invasion…

Dutch Resistance Fighter Recalls German Occupation During World War II

Ian Harvey
Dutch Resistance

Jules Weyers can say he lived two lives: one on the front line, struggling to survive and return home safely and another, following the end…

Lee Miller: The Woman In Hitler’s Bathtub

Ian Harvey
Lee Miller

Her entire life was an adventure, since she was the only female photographer allowed on the front line in Europe, during World War Two and…

Wis. WWII Vet Was Lobotomized By Govt. After War

Ian Harvey
Lobotomized

His story and that of other 2,000 other Second World War veterans who suffered from mental problems and who received the procedure following the end…

Red Cross Workers Were Suspected Of Being German Spies In Second World War

Ian Harvey
German Spies

In his new book, James Crossland writes about the relations between Britain and the  International Committee of the Red Cross during the Second World War,…

Extraordinary First World War Pillbox Near North Walsham Saved from Extinction

Siegphyl

Extraordinary First World War pillbox located nearby north Norfolk was saved from its near extinction indicating the centenary year of the conflict’s outbreak. The round…

Sometimes ‘Nazi’ Is the Right Word

Ian Harvey

The decision came last week, as the government in Israel insisted that the use of the word ‘Nazi’ is nothing else but a weapon of…

German Panel Hears WWII Disputed Art Deal Case

Ian Harvey
German panel

The collection, also known as the Guelph Treasure or “Welfenschatz”, includes gold and silver objects, crucifixes and other church artifacts worth hundreds of millions of…