The Difficulties in Commemorating Babi Yar Massacre
“Do you really think we’ll get a proper monument? ”the 87-year-old Holocaust survivor, Vladimir Proch, asked the rabbi Yossi Azman. Proch lives near Babi Yar…
Turkey marks the 101st anniversary of the WWI Battle of Gallipoli
The 101st anniversary of the Gallipoli naval battle of WWI has been marked by commemoration events in Turkey. The Turkish military and the country’s senior…
Russia Develops Two Autonomous Fighting Vehicles
A Russian defense organization has shown that size really does not matter. Rosoboronexport has developed a mini tank bot that stands only a few feet…
Imperial German Navy Vessels from World War I Rediscovered in Portsmouth Harbour
Decades after disappearing, two World War I German warships have been found peaking above the tide in Portsmouth Harbour. The discovery was the result…
Lawmakers Join Fight to Have Women Pilots Interred in Arlingtion
U.S. lawmakers met to decry a U.S. Army decision to forbid women pilots from World War II to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The…
After 95 Years, Lost Tugboat Found Off The Coast of California – mystery solved!
On Good Friday 1921, the U.S.S. Conestoga left the Mare Island, CA, Navy yard with 56 seamen headed for Pearl Harbor. At 3:25 p.m., it…
B-52 Remains America’s Most Revered Aircraft
The B-52 bomber has been America’s most well-known, revered, and feared aircraft of the last 60 years and is still going strong. The bomber has…
Sweden Is Ramping Up Its Military Strategy to Combat the Russian Threat
With the conclusion of the Cold War, Sweden implemented a strategy of containment, but recently Swedish leaders have expressed genuine concerns about Russia’s ever-growing aggression…
The Difficult Legacy of the Easter Rising
The Easter Rising was one of the most important events in modern Irish history. Many believe that it was a glorious bid for freedom and…
ex-Paratrooper’s Purple Heart Sold in Goodwill – Returned to Family
A Purple Heart medal awarded during World War II was sold for $4.99 at a Goodwill store in Arizona. The medal will be returned to…
San Francisco Bay and its Historic Coastal Defence Systems
Sitting precariously atop Devil’s Peak, just off Highway 1 in Mateo County, in the San Francisco Bay area, Little Devil’s side bunker is a lonely…
WWII Bomber Pilot Recounts Harrowing First Mission
Leonard Bence flew Lancaster bombers for the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII. He recently recounted his first mission over Germany during a trip to…