World War II | War History

New Enigma Code Documents Discovered at Bletchley Park

Enigma Code

Alan Turing, the famous World War Two British Engima code breaker, is said to have had notes and documents stuffed into the wall cavities of…

The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10.000 Chinese

Glorious Glosters

Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets.  This right was earned in…

World War One Captain Returned to Prisoner of War Camp of Own Accord

Prisoner of War Camp

During World War One a British Army captain who was being held as a prisoner of war in Germany was given permission to leave and…

How Spying Devices Supported the War Effort

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spying devices

During the war, spies and soldiers needed to conceal all kinds of objects and messages in order to evade the enemy.  Normal, everyday items became…

Nuremberg Trials’ Nazi Paraphernalia being Auctioned

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Nazi Paraphernalia

A private collection of Nazi paraphernalia used during the Nuremberg trials as evidence against members of the Nazi regime is going to be put up…

70th Anniversary of Operation Frankton Commemorated

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Operation Frankton

70 years ago the British Royal Marines took part in a small, but vital, mission known as Operation Frankton, which was destined to move the…

Crafty Gadgets and Famous Spies of WWII

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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

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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’

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‘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

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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

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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

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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…