Remembering Entebbe 40 Years Later
On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv was headed to Paris. The plane was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists and…
Australia’s World War I Experience Is Shaped by Verdun
The World War I battlefields in France and Belgium are now farmlands dotted with pleasant villages and well-kept cemeteries. There is one battlefield, though, that…
Chilling extracts from Himmler Diaries found in Russia
“It is one of those things that is easily said. ‘The Jewish people is being exterminated,’ every Party member will tell you, ‘perfectly clear, it’s…
Memories of an American B-25 WWII Bombardier
Richard Sherman trained as a bombardier and navigator for B-25 bombers. He served in the 11th bomb squadron. He served 13 months in China, during…
How the WW2 German ‘Schnellboot’ S-102 Was Found in the Black sea
Recreational divers located the located the remains of a WWII German ‘Schnellboot’ lying in forty feet of water in the Black Sea near Crimea. The…
The Castaway’s War To Be Turned Into An Action Movie
Gold Circle has acquired the rights to turn “The Castaway’s War: One Man’s Battle Against Imperial Japan,” written by Stephen Harding into a movie. The…
Facebook post for WWII Veteran goes viral
Ben Lopez, a self-proclaimed Facebook nut, posted a status update after chatting to Ted Fullerton in the pub that Ben manages. Ted had popped into…
Cool Under Pressure – Heroic WWI Nurse Faced Continual Bombings While Tending The Wounded
Bombs were falling on Queen Alexandra’s Hospital, but Matron Helena Kate Repton forced herself to remain calm. She continued assisting surgeons performing operations, tending to…
Great send-off for WWII veteran
Stewart Cooney was born in Dundee, in 1921 and after leaving the school, he trained as a jute weaver before war broke out. He, along…
Royal Engineer’s Hidden Photos Reveal Another Side of World War I
William Noel Morgan kept a stash of negatives in a biscuit tin for 75 years. He never printed the photos from World War I, and…
WWII Survivor of the USS Corry Sinking Passes Away at 95
Grant “Gully” Gullickson, the 95-year-old World War II veteran who was featured in The Virginian-Pilot series The Lucky Few, died in Virginia Beach in June.…
Piers Morgan Offers to Replace WWII Veteran’s Stolen Medals
A 91-year old World War II veteran, who wishes to remain anonymous, left his six medals, including France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur, on the…