Oldest Still Used Clothes November 21, 2012
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary, Modern
Strange History announces a search for the oldest clothes in the world. Or rather the oldest still worn clothes. This is the best we’ve come up with so far. A British soldier has escaped from an Italian prisoner of War camp, 1943, and he has run to the mountains where he has fallen ill. Luckily [...]
Eating Prisoners of War? Ten Thousand Years of ‘I Surrender’ August 29, 2012
Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient, Contemporary, Medieval, Modern, Prehistoric
***This post is dedicated to A.G. who sent in the following question*** A.G. writes ‘I have often wondered what happened to the wounded left behind during the Napoleonic wars and earlier. Did the locals come along and kill them for their personal belongings, were they cared for and held for ransom, what? I am speaking [...]
András Toma: The Forgotten Prisoner July 28, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary
***This post is dedicated to Tacitus from Detritus of Empire who sent AT’s story Beachcombing’s way*** The Second World War was a time of almost universal suffering. But, at least, when Hitler popped a bullet into his head and the Japanese Emperor retired his divinity it all ended? Well, for most of humanity yes. But [...]
