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world war two
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You’ll Never Be As Interesting As David Stirling
01 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Lieutenant-Colonel David Stirling, a legend from the Second World War and founder of the Special Air Service (SAS), had one hell of a story to tell.
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Hitler Penned These Final Orders Before Killing Himself
04 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is not the kind of book you are going to read bedtime stories from, but I am sure it will make for some interesting reading.
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Paul Allen Finds Missing Japanese Warship
05 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Everyone has their own idea of fun. Mine doesn’t involve searching the world’s oceans for sunken warships but Paul Allen has struck the motherload with his latest finding.
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Undetonated 250Kg WWII Bomb Discovered And Destroyed In Munich [VIDEO]
29 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Imagine working on a construction site right in the heart of one of Germany’s largest cities, and suddenly coming across a large, rusty, unidentified object. Trying to figure out what the large, 250kg object is, you ask your foreman. You learn that it’s a bomb, left over from when the Allies bombed the shit out of you, 70 years ago.
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The Nazis Have Landed: Is It Too Soon For A Film Like Iron Sky? [VIDEO]
08 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Iron Sky, a long-awaited science fiction spoof about Nazis invading Earth from their secret moon base is about to be released in Europe and internationally. While it has gained much support online and even some plaudits at festivals, some critics are wondering if Germans are ready for such rampant fun to be made of one of the darkest periods of their recent history.
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August Landmesser, The Man Who Defied Hitler
09 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s always great to see epic acts of bad-assery, and this one is pretty bad-ass. A photo taken in 1936 has emerged showing a man standing amongst a dockyard full of people, all giving the Nazi salute. What makes it so cool? He’s just standing, arms crossed. Full size pic after the jump.
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“We Can Do It” Model Passes Away
30 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The woman who inspired the Rosie The Riveter/”We Can Do It” WWII allied propaganda poster, Geraldine Doyle, has died at 86 years of age. After WWII, the poster became a feminist standard for independent womanhood. And girl mechanics.
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Dead Hobo: Hero Of WW2
06 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
During World War 2, a dead tramp from London was shipped to Italy, given an elaborate backstory by Ian Fleming (of James Bond fame), dressed as a British soldier and supplied with fake British invasion plans. What I’m saying is he was a zombie spy. So as it happens, zombies have been du jour since the mid 1940s.
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