Final Stretch of Hitler’s Motorway to Get a Makeover in 2015
The last remaining stretch of the highway built by Germany’s Third Reich will get a makeover after being riddled with potholes in its 80-year life.…
War Memorial at Littlecote House Unveiled
A memorial in the form of a plaque was unveiled recently in the grounds of the famous Littlecote House which is situated near Hungerford, by…
Finding Nazi Gold Through a Musical Score: Truth or Hoax?
Recent weeks have flung the sleepy Bavarian town Mittenwald in a flurry of diggings – scenes that bring into mind George Lucas’ films Indiana Jones. The…
WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!
The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…
D-Day Dummy found in a Garden Shed
One woman was going and cleaning through her grandparents’ belongings in a garden shed when she chanced upon a rare find – a parachute…
Female “Computers” – Women Power in World War II
Would you believe even back during World War II, computers exist? FEMALE COMPUTERS AT THAT. They were WWII’s top-secret. After 70 years, their story…
US Gov’t. Shutdown Could Affect WWII Vets’ Memorial
On the occasion that the US government does shut down, the National Park Service are going to put up barricades around the National Malls’…
George Lucas’ Red Tails: Is It Worth the Watch?
When Star Wars creator George Lucas started putting together Red Tails in 1988, he was met by countless block stops along the way. He ended up financing most…
Heroes of World War II (Part 2)
Here are some of the individuals who emerged as heroes of the Second World War – a mix of diplomats, soldiers and even enemies…
24 real Heroes of World War II (Part 1)
“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death – that is heroism.”…
High-Tech Innovation Used In WWII Excavation
A bunch of army reserve engineers have lent a hand in locating and excavating a wreckage of a WWII Spitfire, a British single-seater war craft…