Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

Another Vintage WWII Bomb Found Close to Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt, Germany – Another vintage WWII bomb was uncovered and this time, it was found near Germany’s busiest, the Frankfurt Airport. The vintage WWII bomb was discovered…

The Women Fighters of WWI

The female population had many roles during the Great War except women fighters. Women nurses, factory workers, drivers and even land workers were acceptable, but women fighters were a…

Couple of 67 Years Reenact Famous Times Square Kiss for V-J Day

  WWII vet Sydnor Thompson and his wife Harriette reenacted the famous Times Square kiss of Alfred Eisenstaedt in time for the 69th-year of the…

Pearl Harbor Historical Footage Thought to be Lost Surfaces

A rare historical footage of the Pearl Harbor attack during the Second World War surfaced recently. The said factual Pearl Harbor video showed astounding shots…

Desperate Letter Lord Kitchener sent Churchill during the Great War Surfaces

The 100-year-old desperate letter Lord Kitchener sent to Churchill during the outbreak of the Great War recently surfaced and showed how vulnerable Britain was that…

Viewer Power for an Interactive Episode in BBC’s ‘Our World War’

The BBC drama series Our World War launched an interactive episode, which gave viewers the power to control how the plot will go. The edition of Our World War,…

Knighthood Petition of the Last Surviving British Member of the WWII ‘Dambusters’ Launched

An online petition for the knighthood of George Johnson, the last surviving British member of the dambusters, was recently launched online. As a matter of…

Listening Post – The Green Old Phone Box Turned into a Mini-WWI Museum

An outdated, green-hued telephone box in County Durham renamed the Listening Post could be the smallest war museum throughout the world. Way back in 2012,…

WWI’s Cuddly Yet Brave ‘Soldiers’ – Cats

It was not only the men who went into service when the Great War broke out in 1914; cats did, too. These lovable and very…

The USO, the American Soldiers and Robin Williams: Saying Goodbye to a Man Who Had a Heart for the US Servicemen

The recent passing of thespian Robin Williams saddened even the military world. Gooooood Morning, Vietnam! That was the famous line of Robin Williams when he…

How a WWII Vet and Survivor and His Wife Died Hours From Each Other on Their 76th Wedding Anniversary

WWII vet and survivor Clifford Hartland, 101, and his wife, Marjorie, 97, passed away only hours from each other on what was suppose to be their 76th…

Touching WWI Tale: When a Tommy Returned Egg ‘In One Piece’ to the Girl Who Sent It

A 100-year old eggshell intact discovered — the egg originally sent by a school girl to the front line of WWI returned by the Tommy…