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August 31, 2010

War is often the subject of great works of art. Paintings, sculptures, novels, films and pieces of music have all been written in response to wars.
A quick scan on book and DVD sites can give you an idea of the sheer scale of work that has been produced about war. If war is a subject […]

Search for war films and books online

Picasso’s Guernica demonstrates the atrocities of war

Some of the most famous paintings in the world came about because of their artists’ response to wartime activities and atrocities. Guernica is one of Picasso’s most famous pieces taking war as its theme.
Guernica is a masterpiece of huge proportions, measuring three and half metres by seven and a half metres. It depicts the bombing […]

20 July plot (aka Valkyrie)

The 20 July plot refers to a 1944 assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of Nazi Germany at the time. Needless to say, despite actually managing to detonate an explosive device in the same room as a meeting with Hitler, he managed to survive the blast.
The concept behind the conspiracy was that […]

Nazi photographs sell at auction for £1,700

Nazi photographs sell at auction for £1,700

Recently we brought you the story of a set of Nazi photographs which were unveiled at Allestree Hall in Derbyshire. The collection included very rare prints of Adolf Hitler.
We have recently learned that the entire collection, as well as the film and camera which were used, have been sold at auction for a total of […]


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