THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF THE O.S.S. IN WINNING WORLD WAR II
Remembering Our Intelligence History Lately, when Americans hear the acronyms “CIA” or “NSA,” their first thoughts are not of the important work done by the…
Rare WWII “disappearing pillbox” discovered at Evanton
A rare World War II pillbox that could “disappear” was discovered at what once was a former military airfield in the Highlands. The Pickett-Hamilton fort…
Berlin Zoo Goes Head On with Dark Nazi Past
After over seven decades since the time Berlin Zoo forced its Jewish stockholders out, the institution decided to face its dark Nazi past head on…
Longtime photojournalist Fred Waters dies at 86
Fred Waters was a longtime Associated Press photographer. Since 1952, he recorded historical events from the Korean and Vietnam wars to the construction of the…
Long-lost diary of top Nazi Alfred Rosenberg finally recovered and turned over to Holocaust museum
Alfred Rosenberg was a Nazi before Adolf Hitler became one. He later on served as the Nazi’s interim leader. He is also a known author…
Wartime Structure Unearthed By Tidal Surge
As the surge caused flooding all across the North East, it also unearthed a wartime pillbox structure on the sandy beach at Bamburgh in Northumberland.…
WWII gravestones in Normandy restored for 70th Anniversary of D-Day landings
Preparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands…
Down WWII History: Stalin’s Kamikaze Canines
If recent history saw suicide bombers, the WWII-bygone era once had Stalin’s kamikaze canines – dogs that were used as “living bombs” to destroy Nazi…
Holocaust survivor tells story of the horrors of Auschwitz
A Holocaust survivor shares the horrors that she has witnessed in Auschwitz almost 70 years after the outbreak of the Second World War. She said…
Museum on a mission to collect paintings of World War II bombers
A museum is on a mission to collect images of an aircraft from World War II painted by a local artist. The Sywell Aviation Museum…