World War II | War History

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…

Nazi commander’s 1961 televised criminal trial retold

Ian Harvey

The Eichmann Show is a new BBC drama televised as part of the British TV channel’s Holocaust season on the 70th anniversary of World War…

The Forgotten Holocaust – Western Ukraine and the Shoah Foundation

Ian Harvey

The University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation has become one of the leading research institutes in gathering video testimonies and conducting scholarly research concerning the…

World War II photos of Mussolini’s death

Ian Harvey

Beverlee Larabee recently rediscovered three photographs of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s body on display after he and his mistress were executed on April 28, 1945.…

Sir Barnes Wallis and the Stratosphere Chamber

Ian Harvey
Sir Barnes Wallis

Sir Arthur Harris, Commanding Officer of Bomber Command during World War II, referred to Sir Barnes Wallis as a genius.  He was clearly one of…

“Sorry” seems to be the hardest word to say

Ian Harvey
Abe

As another major World War II milestone anniversary approaches later this year, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be called upon to walk the tightrope…

70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge re-enactment in Belgium

Ian Harvey
re-enactment

Hundreds of Americans and Belgians gathered this week for a re-enactment and commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge on its 70th anniversary. 70 years…