History Blog
Modern Medicine and the Great War Smithsonian Exhibit Till Feb 2019!
The Smithsonian has a super exhibit running from April 6, 2017 to February 3, 2019 about Modern Medicine and the Great...
On the 11th Day, of the 11th Month in the 11th Hour – We Will Remember Them
Today is Remembrance Day. The 11th Day of the 11th Month on the 11th hour the guns fell silent. The end of the WW1...
Greece Wants €288bn For Damages Under Nazi Occupation
Greece reiterates claim of €288bn for damages under Nazi occupation Athens says destruction played major part in...
Jewish Photographer Who Captured The Rise of Nazism
Terror in focus: the Jewish photographer who captured the rise of Nazism Roman Vishniac is famous for his images of...
New Illustration by Lucia Nobrega: Zoe and Her Motorcycle Mabel
This is Zoe and her motorbike Mabel. Original Photography was by Derek Cutting from Firemate Photographics - when I...
WW2 Denmark: A Nazi Saves Jewish Tailor…
A Jewish tailor was advised to flee Denmark in 1943 by a German client. But why would this leading Nazi defy Hitler?...
‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Book To Be Developed Into TV Drama Series
The following is from Deadline: The company, which is producing forthcoming Jenna Coleman-fronted BBC drama The Cry,...
Ladies in Black – A New Movie Looking at 1950’s Australia
I was listening to a radio interview on Sydney radio today with Noni Hazelhurst (I LOVE Noni) and she's talking about...
How Crete Changed The Course of WW2
Ref: Mabel of the Anzacs and the WW2 Cretan Resistance The Cretan Resistance caused significant damage to German...
Video: Auschwitz Birkenau – The Revolt of the Greek Jews
Hard to watch documentary but a must watch. We must NEVER let this happen again. A documentary from the book by...
Victorian Town Honors WW1 Nurses
From Instagram abcnews_au So many nurses wanted to serve in #WWI that the Army could not take them all, and many...
ANZAC Day 25 April 2018 Lest We Forget
Today is ANZAC Day 25 April 2018. ANZAC Day - the day we commemorate the sacrifice and service men and women have...