In 2003 the German Margarethe von Trotta, director, scriptwriter, actress and wife of the famous writer Volker Schlöndorf, won the…
Second World War
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.
Jasper Maskelyne, the magician who fooled the Germans with his tricks in World War II
In 1983, the famous magician David Copperfield caused a sensation by making the New York City Statue of Liberty disappear…
The French resistance in Lille that saved time for the British to be evacuated in Dunkirk
If we talk about battles of the Second World War, the names of some that are already inevitable references will…
Mariya Oktyabrskaya, the Soviet woman who paid for the manufacture of a tank and drove it personally to avenge her husband’s death
Although women’s participation in World War II was more active than it may seem at first glance, their role was…
Eduard Bloch, the Jewish doctor whom Hitler helped to leave Germany in 1940
In March 1941 it had been about a year and a half since the outbreak of World War II, but…
When Allies and Germans fought together in World War II: The Battle for Castle Itter
Austria seems to have a certain magnet for unusual military events. It was in the Austrian village of Itter in…
Rettungsboje, the rescue buoy devised by the Germans in World War II to save downed pilots
Searching for a castaway lost at sea is an arduous and often frustrating task. Unless the search area can be…
10 heroines of World War II
The history of the Second World War is full of heroic actions carried out by men and women, often little…
Martha Ellis Gellhorn, the only woman to land in Normandy on D-Day
Many readers will probably know who Martha Ellis Gellhorn was, but for those who don’t, they just need to know…
Kohima, the fiery battle that prevented the Japanese from invading India.
“Walker, go and tell Sparta that their children lie here for obeying their laws.” That splendid phrase of Simonides, which,…
