Wartime stories cold or hot, and the search for the edges of humanity
Near the village where Santa and his elves work tirelessly to deliver Christmas, there’s a mausoleum containing the remains of thousands of German soldiers who fought in WW2’s northernmost front In summer 2021, I found myself wandering inside Finland’s arctic circle at the northern capital of Rovaniemi, a lively town of just over 60.000 people.… Read More
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” George Orwell, Animal Farm From a popular craze of the Twenties to the brutal wartime encounters of WW2, we have sought to reaffirm our humanity in… Read More
In the early 20th century, the French equipped their surface fleet with one of the most unique and formidable weapons in naval history : this is the fascinating story of the 340mm/45 Modèle 1912 gun, which saw service in two wars, both on land and at sea, whether in turrets, emplaced, cradled, or on rails.… Read More
Revisiting the history of the Keroman U-boot base in Lorient, and the role it played in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War 2. Read More
Discovering the remains of a mansion that served as a secret training base for OSS Operatives during World War 2. Read More
Exploring the Cold War episode of the Porkkala Parenthesis, the enforced Soviet occupation of part of Finland’s territory in the aftermath of World War 2 Read More
