World War II | War History

Crafty Gadgets and Famous Spies of WWII

Siegphyl

James Bond truly isn’t the only legendary spy out there. The Imperial War Museum of London proudly displays the gadgets used by famous spies during…

New book reveals Allied industrial efforts to feed World War Two machine

Ian Harvey
industrial efforts

A new book by Charles K. Hyde reveals the industrial efforts that were put in place by the Allies in order to fulfil and meet…

50th anniversary of Hollywood war movie ‘The Great Escape’

Ian Harvey
‘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…

Crystal City Internment Camp – FDR’s Secret Exchange Program

Ian Harvey
Crystal City

Carmen Higa Mochizuki was just an eleven-year-old girl when her father, who was a poor milk seller in Peru, was arrested.   All her nine siblings,…

Post-World War Two vintage flying experiences offered

Ian Harvey
vintage flying experiences

The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is the epitome of 1940s glamour travel. Not long after World War Two had ended the DC-3 offered large cabin space,…

World War Two B-17 restored to former glory

Ian Harvey
B-17

A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that was flown during World War Two has been restored to its original glory and was unveiled at the National…

Nuremberg decides on Nazi rally ground’s fate

Ian Harvey

Hitler described Nuremberg as the ‘Heart of the Third Reich’. So it makes sense that he would build the Nazi’s main rally ground around 11kms…

Sir Winston Churchill’s Great Speeches

Ian Harvey

On the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s death, he is most well-remembered for the great speeches he made during World War Two. He instilled…

Two Balloon Bombs, released by Japan to set the USA alight are still missing after 70 years!

Ian Harvey

70 years after the end of World War Two, Japanese balloon bombs can still be found in North America. The latest discovery was in November 2014…

Rudolf Vrba – one of the first to report on the horrors of Auschwitz

Ian Harvey

Rudolf Vrba was one of the first people to escape from Auschwitz concentration camp and report what was happening there to the authorities. Rudolf was…

Nuremberg rally ground where the Nazi’s held their annual parades may be renovated

Ian Harvey

Calls to have the Nuremberg rally ground restored and made into a permanent memorial and reminder of the evil of Nazism have been raised by…

BRITISH LIGHT TANKS 1927-45 – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
BRITISH LIGHT TANKS

This book recounts the development and service of a range of light tanks used by the British Army from the late 1920s until World War…