Lugouqiao Incident, 1937 Japanese invasion of China
The Japanese drive to become a great power required the domination of China. They defeated the Chinese in war in...
28/11/2012
20TH CENTURY HISTORY
On this day: Last soldier fallen in WWI
Certain soldiers acquired a tragic posthumous celebrity by dying a matter of minutes before the ceasefire on 11th November 1918....
11/11/2012
Wilhelm Brasse, the photographer in the Auschwitz
Wilhelm Brasse, the man responsible for innumerable photographs of prisoners in the Auschwitz concentration camp, died on Tuesday 23 October...
29/10/2012
Princess Elizabeth’s preparation to be the Queen
On 10th December 1936, Princess Elizabeth of York was with her sister, Margaret, in their London home, 145 Piccadilly, when...
03/06/2012
Spanish volunteers for Nazi Germany: The Blue Division
On the beginning of World War II Franco’s Spain just went through the civil war that lasted long enough to...
29/05/2012
Walter Ulbricht biography
It’s not insignificant that high school students in both parts of Germany know spot-on jokes about Walter Ulbricht: the now-deceased...
29/05/2012
World War II: Aftermath Facts
The cost of World War II is uncalculable in human or financial terms. estimates indicate that about 55 million people...
20/05/2012
Olympics and politics: Not Just a Game Anymore
On February 8th this year two events took place in London. In a crown court Harry Redknapp, manager of Tottenham...
18/05/2012
First post-war Britain’s election in 1945: Attlee’s first acts
The results of the election came as a surprise to almost everyone when they were announced on 26 July, including...
17/05/2012
On This Day: Victory Day in Europe
On 8th of May 1945, Germany officially ceased military operations, ending the European conflict of World War II and prompting...
08/05/2012