The WWI Soldier Who “Promised to be Home for Christmas” But Never Did
WWI soldier Private Charles P. Johnson promised his younger sister Mamie and his family in his letter that he would be home for Christmas to have…
Memories of WWII Vet Ed McCarron and the Dog Tag He was Recently Reunited With
WWII veteran Ed McCarron got reunited with the dog tag he had lost somewhere in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during the Second World War. Know the…
Goodbye, WWII Codebreaker Sir Arthur Bonsall (1917-2014)
Sir Arthur Bonsall – WWII codebreaker and former head of GCHQ, Bletchley Park’s successor after WWII – passed away last November 26, 2014 at the old…
Tour de France Heads to D-Day’s Utah Beach in 2016
D-Day’s Utah Beach will be one of the spots in route of the Tour de France this coming 2016. Mont-Saint-Michel, one of the most famous tourist…
Christmas Day Truce Centenary Commemorated with Touching Ceremony at No Man’s Land
A poignant ceremony to commemorate the centenary of the Christmas Day Truce, which took place on Christmas Day in 1914 between the British and German troops,…
Actors and Director of “The Hobbit” Have Links to the Great War
Military records reveal that it was not only JRR Tolkien, the author of “The Hobbit”, who has Great War ties; the actors and even director Peter Jackson…
Ten Great War Tours to Go to and Pay Respect to Those Who Have Fallen
Here are ten great war tours to go and visit if this year’s commemoration of the 100th-year of the Great War’s outbreak have inspired you to…
War Film “Unbroken” Bashed; Labeled Racist and Immoral by Japan’s Nationalists
The war film “Unbroken” which was directed by Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie and is set to be released in the US on Christmas Day was…
“Ghost Ship” Identified as USS Kailua Discovered in Hawaii
Researchers from the University of Hawaii discovered the remains of a “ghost ship”, revealed as the USS Kailua, on the seabed just twenty miles off…
Austrian woman’s wood stove explodes from WWII grenade hidden in firewood
Gmunden, Austria – A loud blast disturbed the small lakeside Austrian town of Gmunden after a WWII grenade erupted inside the wood stove of a…
The Decent One: The Gripping Yet Disturbing Documentary About Hitler’s Henchman, Heinrich Himmler
“The Decent One”, the story of SS Officer Heinrich Himmler’s life told through his many letters and authentic WWII-era footage, is described as disturbing yet…
RAF Museum’s “First World War in the Air” Puts Emphasis on WWI Aviation
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, officially opened RAF Museum’s “First World War in the Air” exhibit which puts emphasis on the role and development…