WWII veteran to soar the sky again at 91
The first time Bill Purdy step on to the skies was when he was a young man enlisted to join in one of the biggest…
RAAF pilot finally awarded with US gallantry award after 72 year long “administrative oversight”
The Royal Australian Air Force joined missions of the Allies over Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. The photograph on the right shows…
Neo-Nazis hold rally honoring anti-Semitic WWII Bulgarian general
Around 300 right-wing extremists stormed Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, in a march made in honor of a pro-Nazi Bulgarian general who was known to have helped…
Teenage friends discover WWII pillbox and decide to help in the restoration
Four teenage boys decide to forego their computer games and help in the restoration of a Second World War pillbox. The teenage friends from Norfolk…
Second attack on Pearl Harbor commemorated, residents of Tantalus recall the destruction close to home
The second attack on Pearl Harbor in March 4, 1942 was not like the first attack on December 7, 1941. Bombs rained on Tantalus, a…
1960s unseen footage that contains personal encounters of WWI soldiers in the Western Front to be broadcast for the first time
The BBC is set to release a footage never before shown. The footage contained previous interviews with veterans of the First World War. The series…
Normandy features feat of WWII soldiers during D-Day landings
The 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings is just around the corner. And stories of the struggles of soldiers during the war emerge with renewed…
Ohio museum volunteers rebuilding a B-17
Feb. 20, 2014: Dave Shiffer displays a throttle quadrant that will be placed in the B-17 World War II-era bomber being built from salvaged and…
Idaho war hero returns to Laos to find remains of downed pilot 45 years since
Leland Sorensen of Aberdeen looked back at his exploits in Southeast Asia when he was still a member of the elite U.S. Air Force para-rescue…
WWII veteran shared how he survived attack on tank
Paul Stalter can never forget the fateful event that transpired on January 7, 1945 in Herrlisheim and it will always be in his memory. Cpl.…
The truth behind the “Russian rumor” of mythical WW I Cossacks
The existence of the Cossacks immediately became news even without confirmation as to whether there is truth to the stories of their sightings. News spread…
Looking at the sins of the past as debate among Nazi sons rages on
Last week, two elderly Germans were on stage at London’s Southbank Centre in a debate about their fathers. Onlookers might think that the scene was…