Tag Archive | WWII

Obama and Putin: Friends to Foes

Obama and Putin:  70 years ago we were Allies!

Normandy:  “Fancy meeting you here. To think 70 years ago we were Allies!”

War Requiem

June 6th, 1944, D-Day,  Canadian Troops land at Juno Beach.

June 6th, 1944, D-Day, Canadian Troops land at Juno Beach.

The present[s] trumps the past?

 Many claim that stores' early, pre- November 11th  Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.

Many complain that stores’ early, pre- November 11th Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.

Berlusconi defends Mussolini

Italy's Berlusconi calls Mussolini a "good leader" at Holocaust Remembrance Service

Italy’s Berlusconi calls Mussolini a “good leader” at Holocaust Remembrance Service

Dishonest Abe?: Japan’s far-right Shinzo Abe predicted to win election victory

Abe pledges to strengthen Military and rewrite history, denying that Japan used "Comfort women", sex slaves, during WWII

Abe pledges to strengthen Military and rewrite history: denying that Japan used “Comfort Women”, sex slaves, during WWII

Mired in Myanmar? Brits fit to spit over Spitfires

Rival treasure-hunters in spat over reclaiming 60 pristine WWII Spitfires interred in Burma