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Schindler's List found in library April 06 2009 at 03:45PM Sydney - A list of Jews saved by Oskar Schindler that inspired the novel and Oscar-winning film Schindler's List has been found in a Sydney library, its co-curator said on Monday. Staff at the New South Wales State...

Link : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/blackbeard-artifacts/

James Owen for National Geographic News March 25, 2009 For centuries it's been said that the crusading Knights of Malta constructed an underground city on the Mediterranean island of Malta, sparking rumors of secret carriageways and military labyrinths. Now a tunnel network has been...

We may admire the satires of Horace and Lucilius, but the ancient Romans haven't hitherto been thought of as masters of the one-liner. This could be about to change, however, after the discovery of a classical joke book. Celebrated classics professor Mary Beard has brought to light a volume...

Link : http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126985.200-vampire-discovered-in-mass-grave.html

Some of the oldest words in English have been identified, scientists say. Reading University researchers claim "I", "we", "two" and "three" are among the most ancient, dating back tens of thousands of years. Their computer model analyses the rate of change of words in English and the...

Link with pics and video : http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/feb/26/hearts-for-history/

Maybe someone here can help me some years ago I saw a documentary about the russian front during WO 2. Briefly they mentioned a russian army (or part of an army) who didn't perform well enough (according to Stalin) and were defeated. Stalin ordered not to burry the dead soldiers as a reprisal...

Lost and found: palace of Robert the Bruce Paul Kelbie The Observer, Sunday 22 February 2009 Historians and archaeologists claim to have found the remains of King Robert the Bruce's palace, lost for more than 700 years. The discovery is being hailed as one of the most important in decades...

Link : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7899816.stm

The prospect of chemical and biological warfare in this age of anthrax scares and WMD can feel — like the threat of nuclear Armageddon before it — like a uniquely modern terror. But a British archaeologist's recent find offers a reminder that chemical weapons are nothing new — in fact, they are...

I thought it might do me some good to put the question to you all. In november my father-in-law passed away quite suddenly. He was ill for a long time, but still it was unexpected, certainly at his age. I never knew my own father so he was a bit more than the usual father-in-law. Since then...

By Thomas H. Maugh II February 3, 2009 American salvagers say they have discovered the long-sought wreck of HMS Victory, the mightiest and most technologically advanced warship of its time, which sank during a violent storm in the English Channel in 1744. Armed with as many as 110...

Okay, it has nothing to do with painting but I was wondering if I could see the part again somewhere on internet of that 87 year old priest who said the prayer after the speech. I just heard it partly (had to go to the kitchen) but I heard everybody laughing. Does anybody has a link?

Vital evidence has been discovered which could prove Colchester was a major settlement more than 2,000 years ago. Experts from the Colchester Archaeological Trust have been digging at Colchester Institute which is undergoing a radical £92 million redevelopment. And they have found artefacts...

By Piotr Pilat and Samuel Harcourt MALBORK, Poland, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Polish authorities have unearthed the remains of 1,800 bodies and expect to find even more in a mass grave first discovered three months ago and believed to date back to the final days of World War Two. The site is in a...

Does anybody know a link where I can find something about British officer uniforms especially their sleeves. Watching movies and series, I notice that lieutenants and captains have their rank also vissible on their sleeves. I wonder if this was for all officers (so a crown for a major etc..)?

Early chemical warfare comes to light Remains of a Roman garrison in Syria document a third-century battle and offer a glimpse of a grisly tunnel fight — Roman soldiers defending a Middle Eastern garrison from attack nearly 2,000 years ago met the horrors of war in a most unusual place...

May I all wish you a merry Christmas and a year without war, sickness, corrupt Politicians, economic crisis, bloodthirsty Aliens, adultery, hunger and thirst.

are there books about the german special unit the Brandenburgers available (also called the Ebbinghaus group in early days)? I'm reading everything I can about this very interesting unit (from polish campaign to the ardennes offensive). Just read about actions in leros and kos but they seemed...