WW2 by Country: Who Participated and On Which Side?

Written by David Astill World War 2 By Country: Who Participated and On Which Side? It is well known who the major Allied and Axis countries were, and who fought on which side of the war, but there were a lot more countries involved than most people actually realise. Here, I have formed a comprehensive …

The “Cold” War: Finland in World War II

Written by David Astill The “Cold” War: Finland in World War II Everyone knows that Finland was militarily active during the Second World War, and that they fought the Winter War with the Soviet Union, but aside from that, no-one knows what happened up there during 1939-1945, because there were other, perhaps more important battles …

Operation Grunpfeil: The German Invasion of the Channel Islands

Written by David Astill Operation Grunpfeil: The German Invasion of the Channel Islands Following the invasion and occupation of Western Europe (France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), and the evacuation of Dunkirk, Operation Dynamo, the British decided that the Channel Islands would not be fought over, as they were not seen to be of strategic …

Non-Violence: A Dangerous Idea?

Written by Lee Clarke Non-Violence: A dangerous idea? Disclaimer: For this article I took a lot of the material from the excellent book ‘Non-Violence: The History of a Dangerous Idea’ by Mark Kurlansky. Although most of it is in my own words and my own style, I do want to give credit where it is …