Volunteer Divers Survey Wreck from 1807 In Stormy Waters Off Northern Scottish Islands
In 1807, the Dutch warship Utrecht was driven off course by a blizzard on her maiden voyage. The ship was stranded in February 1807 with…
Dutch Company Accused of Profiting by Looting Warship Wreck From the Battle of Jutland
The Dutch salvage firm Friendship Offshore is under fire from Maritime heritage organizations in the UK and in Denmark which have accused the company of…
The Controversial, Failed Easter Rising – In The End It Changed the World
The Easter Rising of 1916 is a controversial event, down even to when it should be celebrated. Tradition dictates that it is to be celebrated…
He Survived 25 WW2 Missions As A B-17 Tail Gunner, Then Voluteered For More!
John Andre (née Andrejansky), from a family of 14 children, grew up on a dairy farm in Stonersville in Berks County, Pennsylvania. As a young…
The U.S. Air Force – Replacing the A-10 Warthog
Lieutenant General Mike Holmes, the U.S. deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, says that the Air Force is looking at the future…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories From The Two World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…
A Dangerous Job: Clearing Unexploded WW2 Bombs In The Pacific
There are divers who search for wrecks under the sea in the hopes of finding treasure, but those from Operation Render Safe, are diving for…
Returned To Family 72 years After His Death – The Personal Effects Of A WWII Pilot
Lieutenant Harry F. Warner, Jr., was a decorated WWII hero killed during a bombing mission with the 63rd Fighter Squadron. His plane was shot down…
Civilian Fishermen, Father and Son, Captured By A German Submarine And Became Prisoners of War
Imagine the surprise when the mother of 17-year-old James Ritchie received a postcard from him months after he and fellow fishermen disappeared saying they were…
American Soldier to be Honoured in Roxbury, New Jersey, Decades after His Death On D-Day
Phil Weinpel knew his uncle died on D-Day, but that’s all he knew about his mother’s brother, Edward Morozewicz. He recently learned much more. Last Saturday…
When The U.S. Army Was Almost Defeated By North Korea In the 1950s
In the summer of 1950, U.S. faced a new threat. The Communist Bloc grew rapidly in 1949, when China opted to join. However, the U.S. still had…
Canadian First Nations WWI Hero Remembered – Awarded Canadian Military Medal With Two Bars
Francis Pegahmagabow is not a well-known name, but he was a Canadian First Nation sniper-hero of World War One and the most-awarded native soldier in…