World War 2 | War History

Red Cross Founder’s Story Shows How Crisis Can Bring Out Our Humanity

Have you heard of Henri Dunant? If not, it’s okay. The happy few who can identify Henri Dunant as the founder of the Red Cross…

Secret Documents Discovered That Could be The NKVD ‘Katyn’ Hit List

Ian Harvey

The Katyn Massacre was tragic war crime committed by the Soviet Union during World War II. Historians believe that they are closer to understanding the…

The Race to Bastogne

It sounded at first like a thunderstorm, distant, rumbling. Then the ground began to shake as grinding columns of tanks and tracked transports finally emerged…

Fantastic News: DDay Hero Kicks Covid-19 Into Touch

Ian Harvey

Massachusetts resident Arthur ‘Mac’ McIntosh is looking forward to celebrating his 101st birthday with his family following his recovery from the respiratory disease Covid-19. The…

Frederick Kroesen Commanded Troops in WW2, Korea, & Vietnam, Dead at 97

Retired General Frederick Kroesen passed away on April 20, 2020, at the age of 97. He fought in Germany during World War II and fought…

Capt Tom Moore to be Knighted by the Queen After Raising £33m for NHS

Ian Harvey

When Captain Tom Moore started walking laps of his garden on the 6th April 2020, he had no idea that his fundraising campaign for the…

Consolidated/Convair B-36 Peacemaker Derivatives, Vol.1.

The B-36 Peacemaker is the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever built with the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70.1…

“Closing down for ever, all the best, goodbye.” Last WW2 Germany Message Revealed

Ian Harvey

The last message decoded by Britain’s Bletchley Park team was released to the public in honor of the 75th VE Day. VE Day celebrates the…

Command Car ‘Apparently’ Gen. Patton’s is For Sale

On June 13, a Dodge WC-57 Command Car will go for sale in an auction in Auburn, Indiana. The significance of this particular car is…

We Lose Another: Polish WWII Bomber Ace Dies Aged 102

One of the last Polish pilots to fly with the RAF during World War II has died aged 102. Colonel Mieczysław Stachiewicz, who served in…

Now Only One Left: Battle of Britain Pilot Passes Away on Eve of VE Day

Terry Clark was one of two remaining members of The Few – the fighter pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War…

USS Nevada Found Off Coast Of Pearl Harbour

The USS Nevada, one of the finest battleships in the American Navy that served in both world wars, had been labelled “unsinkable” because it seemed…