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D-day, World War Ii, and The Soviet Union

by Vanity Press News in History, June 3, 2012
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D-Day, World War II, and the Soviet Union.

Bob Dylan and Dolores Huerta Among Those Honored with The “Medal of Freedom ‘

by robin00 in People, May 31, 2012
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Obama presented the award posthumously to relatives of three of the winners: Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), founder of the "Girl Scouts", Jan Karski (1914-2000), an American of Polish origin who fought the Nazis World War II, and Gordon Hirabayashi (1918-2012), American sociologist who led the resistance to the transfer of Japanese Americans to internment camps during World War II. Here you see Patt Summit, the coach of women’s basketball team in Tennessee.

President Obama Ticks Off Polish Government With”death Camp” Comment

by Kembar2 in Society, May 30, 2012
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President Barack Obama has angered the Polish government after he referred to a World War II concentration camp as a " Polish death camp " during an East Room ceremony honoring 13Medal of Freedom recipients on May 29, 2012. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a statement on Wednesday, calling the President’s words "ignorance"and a "distortion of history."

Why The Allies Won by Richard Overy Book Review

by achstheatre in History, May 25, 2012
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This book deals in detail with World War II and how the Allies pulled off a victory when it seemed that the Axis powers might just prevail. A very interesting novel, easy read, and extremely informative. It brings about a new perspective of World War II at realizing the closeness of Defeat verses Victory.

Rationing in England During The 2Nd World War. or How We Cooked on a Shoe String

by stevetheblogger in History, May 25, 2012
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While going through an old wooden box of my Fathers I was amazed to find an old wartime food ration book and various government correspondence, issued to all households in England, during World War II. I had never seen these before but they caught my attention and left me amazed, I hope they do the same for you so let’s see how they coped.

Secret Service Players of Love

by tryone in History, May 24, 2012
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Once Isn’t Enough.

A Very Brief History of World War I

by PeterFlom in History, May 22, 2012
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A very brief (and satirical) look at the First World War.

Movie Review “633 Squadron” (1930)

by Rani Juliani in History, May 21, 2012
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Movie review "633 squadron" (1930)

How to Watch Iron Sky Stream

by Melanierose in History, May 17, 2012
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How to watch Iron Sky streaming on your computer or laptop.

For The Motherland: Relic Announces Company of Heroes Two

by Tingting9 in History, May 12, 2012
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In what has probably been the worst kept secret in gaming over the last several months, Relic has officially announced that their latest project is indeed a sequel to theirsmash World War two RTS Company of Heroes.  This time players will take step into the black Russian boots of a commander on the Eastern Front,playing through a campaign that starts with the German offensive on western Russia and ends with the Red Army’s march on Berlin.

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