How Monopoly helped WWII POWs escapeThe ultimate “Get out of jail free” card: the incredible true story of how Monopoly sets containing hidden maps, compasses and tools were delivered to captured British soldiers during WWII to help them escape.
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The war time diary of a B-17 navigator
This mission-by-mission account of flying and surviving as the navigator on a B-17 in WWII makes for compelling reading, says Ben Sandilands.
Guy Rundle: Inglourious basterd Scheungraber captured. Hooray?
Germany has captured another Nazi war criminal: Josef Scheungraber, 90, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. It’s undoubtedly right and proper to bring justice to these war crimes, says Guy Rundle — but only if justice is actually possible.
The real Inglourious Basterd
Quentin Tarantino’s new film Inglourious Basterds tells the tale of an American death squad made up of Jewish soldiers — but the real story is even better. Kim Masters recounts the wartime tales of her father, a Jewish commando in the British Army during World War II.
Lessons in History: What we can learn from WW2 health reform
Until the 1940s, healthcare was more privilege than right. Were you be able to pull a few groats together, you might be able to get a doctor to bleed your ills away.
Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart
Who’s on the way up in the NRL? Who’s on the way down? And who should you put your hard-earned on this week? Find all the answers in Crikey’s NRL Hot Form Chart.
