WWII Veteran Who Fought for Apology From Japan Dies at 96
Lester Tenney served in the US Army during World War II as a tank commander. He survived the infamous Bataan Death March and spent his…
Frank Southern: WWII Navigator and Esteemed Teacher dies aged 98
Frank Southern was born in 1918, in the mining community of Dipton in County Durham. At age 21, he joined the Royal Air Force and…
How the Spanish-American war, not World War II, made the USA a superpower
This article pertains to the little-known Spanish-American war of 1898. While many may believe that the Allied victory in World War II was the defining…
Man Who Rescued John F. Kennedy in World War Two Dies Aged 97
John F. Kennedy’s name is well-known to Americans, but what about William “Bud” Liebenow? Without him, Kennedy and his crew may not have survived the…
Sam Summerlin, First Man to Report The End of The Korean War, Dies Age 89
Sam Summerlin was an Associated Press foreign correspondent. He was the first to report that the Korean War was over. His career also covered Latin…
Paris Exhibition Showcases Unclaimed Pieces of Looted Art
Prominent French journalist Anne Sinclair is the daughter of legendary Parisian art dealer Paul Rosenberg. She is now 68. On February 23, she opened an exhibition…
Swimming and Running Biathlon For Those Who Wonder What It Was Like to be a Commando in World War Two
Experience the feats of a Second World War commando in the sea and jungle of Malaysia. That is what the Chapman’s Challenge 2017 — a…
President Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam Legacy
Two months before the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed both the House and the Senate, on May 27, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson made two phone…
Fighting for Recognition for a World War Two Hero who Gave His Life In Battle
Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean was ordered to abandon ship when the HMAS Armidale was sunk by the Japanese in World War II. Instead, he strapped…
Statements Suggest that Hitler May Have Tested the First Atomic Weapon in WW2
Most people are familiar with the famous mushroom-shaped cloud picture which shows the famous atomic bomb dropping on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. But…
Death of a Distinguished Marine – Veteran Of Iwo Jima, Vietnam, And Korea, Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden
On Saturday 18th February, Charlottesville lost one of her most distinguished sons, Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, at a hospice in Florida. Lt. Gen…
Restoration of the Sturmovik ‘Flying Tank’ Plane happening in Arizona
On the 27th January 1944, the Red Army broke through the blockade around Leningrad and opened a passage to the besieged city. Supporting the ground…