EXCLUSIVE: Nazis from the tiny safe haven in the centre of Rome, the ‘Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican outwitted the Gestapo and saved at least 6,500 Jews, downed Allied airmen and escaped POWs. Now his extraordinary story has been retold in a thrilling new novel.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived one explosion on a Monday before being hit by a second just a few days later on Thursday. He was later recognised as a nijyuu hibakusha or a twice-bombed person .
There’s an unofficial race across the Netherlands to find buried treasure hidden by German soldiers. The Dutch National Archives publicly released a map that has been kept confidential for 75 years.
From the editorial: "The sad reality is that busy lives roll on. . New moments of significance occur. Those who lived through and were affected by the horribleness of significant events start