A castle, a tunnel and a lost train full of Nazi treasure. It is not a Hollywood film script but a real life mystery dating back decades. Two people think they may […]
Japanese Emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ over the war
Japanese Emperor Akihito has marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with an expression of ‘deep remorse’ over the war. Japan has been under a lot of pressure […]
Images show Queen as child giving Nazi salute
The Sun newspaper has sparked a furor in Britain by releasing decades-old footage of Queen Elizabeth II — then a young girl — giving a Nazi salute as she played with her […]
A real elephant was once housed at the Carlsberg horse stables
Facts about Carlsberg and Elephants: The elephants at the Elephant Gate at are neither Indian nor African. The ears are quite known proportions as the Indian elephant, but the size and conformation […]
Football team of British soldiers with gas masks
Football team of British soldiers with gas masks, World War I, somewhere in Northern France, 1916.
Albania: Archive of Terror
The archives of the Albanian secret police have just been opened, providing deeper insight into the dictatorship. Albania was completely isolated for around 45 years and was considered one of the most […]
The Only Time U.S. Police Used Aerially Bombing
It’s been 30 years since an armed standoff in Philadelphia was ended by an aerial bomb. Read more about the story here.
New bin Laden report: Startling truth or outright lie?
The White House condemns Seymour Hersh’s report into the circumstances surrounding Osama bin Laden’s death. CNN’s Jake Tapper investigates.
92-year-old WW2 veteran flies Spitfire again
92-year-old Air Transport Auxiliary veteran Joy Lofthouse returns to the skies in a Spitfire 70 years on from the end of World War 2. Seven decades after her last flight in the […]
WW2 was much bigger than US & British-centric view of the conflict
For many, the Ukraine crisis re-awakened the memories of the horrors of World War II. As we approach the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism, revisionists have tried to re-frame the […]
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