A needle in a haystack – the missing wedding ring of a WWI vet returned.
How often does a search for something small – such as a needle in a haystack – end in success? Not very often one would…
Seven-meter Torpedo Found At Scapa Flow Linked To Sinking Of HMS Royal Oak
A seven-meter torpedo was discovered last month in Scapa Flow, a shallow-bottomed bay sheltered by Scotland’s northern islands. Experts believe that the torpedo was fired…
Duke of Windsor’s visit to Nazi Germany in 1937.
A parcel of sixty photographs, compiled by the equerry to the Duke of Windsor, Sir Dudley Forwood, of an unofficial visit of the Duke of…
Hitler Had a Deformed Micro-Penis
Maybe this will explain Adolf Hitler’s well-known Napoleon complex and his special salute, which is symbolically phallic by many accounts. Historians have shown that Hitler…
The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen
The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen was born on 2 May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at the age…
Operation Michael Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived
By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…
School Pupils Visit World War I Battlegrounds in Belgium and France
The History of WW I is very important for children today. Our age is still shaped by that horrific event. The younger generation often familiar…
The Messenger Dog Who Saved Countless Lives At The Battle of Verdun
A courageous World War I war dog was widely hailed a hero, after battling bravely through no man’s land to deliver a life-saving message to…
Outrage As Ashby School Auctiones Off WWI Veteran’s Victoria Cross to Raise Funds
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Bent served his country heroically in World War I, but sadly was killed in the line of duty. His Victoria Cross was…
Friendly Fire death may be the first casualty of the First World War
Sometimes we discover things in the most unexpected of places. Located within a visitors’ book from a tea room in Peterborough is the extraordinary story…
Outrage over the Canceled Lone Pine Commemoration Service Due To Safety Concerns
Anzac Day is the national memorial day in Australia and New Zealand for all the war dead of those countries. The day was originally named…
Is Australia Trying to “Airbrush” the British Out of this Infamous WWI Battle?
Australian ceremonies to remember the dead exclude British citizens from – and possibly minimize British contributions to – the catastrophic Battle of Fromelles. Ask most…