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Adolf Hitler published Nazi manifesto 'Mein Kampf' 101 years ago
22+ hour, 56+ min ago (156+ words) Saturday marks 101 years since the publication of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, the political manifesto that articulated his antisemitic ideology implemented a few years later by the Nazi Party, said the Jerusalem office of the U.S.-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, a…...
A Classic H.G. Wells Sci-Fi Novel Inspired This World War 2 Action Spy Movie
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (768+ words) One of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi novels served as the foundation for this (in many ways, decidedly different) World War II spy flick. A Classic H.G. Wells Sci-Fi Novel Inspired This World War 2 Action Spy Movie Horror fans are intimately familiar with…...
The Somme remembers: An Armenian son lost in the First World War
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (438+ words) In 1916, during the First World War, the fields of northern France were no longer fields at all, but a terrifying wasteland of mud, broken trees and endless shell holes. Day after day, gunfire cracked through the cold air as exhausted…...
Unique video shows Spitfire WWII fighters low-level run through Mach Loop
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (443+ words) Filmed recently by our friend Dafydd Phillips the cool video in this post features the unique sight of two iconic Spitfire WWII fighters soaring through the “Mach Loop.” ‘Two legendary Supermarine Spitfires [Suffolk Spitfire RW382 and Spitfire Mk. IXc MK912] have taken…...
Ivano-Frankivsk bids farewell to an Australian who died fighting for Ukraine
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (339+ words) In Ivano-Frankivsk, a funeral was held for 26-year-old Samuel Michael Pedrazzini—a volunteer from Australia who was killed while carrying out a combat mission in the Donetsk region. After serving in the Australian Army, Samuel decided to dedicate himself to…...
D-Day landing beaches bid for UNESCO World Heritage status
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1042+ words) AP News The beaches where Allied forces landed for the D-Day operation could be awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status. The sites in northern France played a pivotal role in ending the Second World War. D-Day landing beaches bid for UNESCO…...
Archiweb - Daniel Libeskind: Between the Lines - 25 Years of the Jewish Museum in Berlin
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (73+ words) Daniel Libeskind: Between the Lines - 25 Years of the Jewish Museum in Berlin archiweb.cz Tyto webové stránky používají soubory cookies a další sledovací nástroje s cílem vylepšení uživatelského prostředí, zobrazení přizpůsobeného obsahu a reklam, analýzy návštěvnosti webových stránek a zjištění…...
The 1960s movie that changed everything for Tom Hanks
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (243+ words) It’s not an obligation for everyone with a passing interest in cinema to experience a single movie that fundamentally alters their consciousness to such an extent that their life is irrevocably altered forever, even if it did happen to Tom…...
Tracing jewish history in Krakow
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (73+ words) DW.com Tracing jewish history in Krakow This browser does not support the video element. More on Lifestyle from Europe More on Lifestyle from around the world More from this show Euromaxx — Lifestyle Europe Europe in all its diversity and…...
N1K Shiden-Kai Combat Record — Kills, Losses & Kill Ratio
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (191+ words) WWII · Japan · First flight 1942 · Retired · Combat-proven: air-to-air The George was the fighter American naval aviators respected most in the war’s last year: a land-based Navy interceptor with four 20 mm cannon, automatic combat flaps that tightened its turn mid-fight, and performance…...