Can a tin shed actually be a very important WWII museum? Actually it can…
TIN SHED EXPERIENCE We often think only huge, over priced and ‘lifeless’ museums are all we have as a choice for learning about our history.…
Arnhem & Market Garden Battlefield tour report – By Mark Barnes
By Mark Barnes for War History Online Want to take this tour too? Visit the Hells Highway Tours website! Arnhem: You can’t help yourself; you…
ESCAPE FROM DAVA0 – Coming this fall from the World War II Foundation
Based on the book “Escape from Davao” by John D. Lukacs. Narrated by Dale Dye. April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two…
WWII Letter Surfaced After Nearly Seven Decades
Lisa Lynde went to a estate sales in Michigan and bought herself a wooden bureau from the event. She had it shipped, then, to Grand…
Oklahoma Exhibit Lauding WWII Comanche Code Talkers Bared
A Nazi flag seized at the height of the Second World War together with personal photos and army uniforms are some of the mementos featured…
World War II TV Drama for Anna Friel
English actress Anna Friel will be starring in an upcoming Second World War TV drama series entitled The Heavy Water with a plot that plays similarly along…
Solomon Islands: Remains of WWII Soldiers Uncovered Amid Residence Renovations
A Solomon Islands homeowner in the middle of renovating his home discovered an unlikely find – three remains of US Marines who were believed to…
ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – Part 3
Moerbrugge: “A Crossing of Opportunity”: As we have seen, the German resistance in Moerbrugge was thought by 4th Canadian Armoured Divisional HQ to have been…
Article: 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown
6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment and the Tetrarch by Peter Brown Flying tanks onto the battlefield is not something which has happened every day though…
ARTICLE: The second in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington
Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…
ARTICLE: The Battle of Moerbrugge – Part 2
Moerbrugge: Prelude to Battle. On September 5th 1944, the 1st Polish Armoured Division occupied St Omer. The refreshed 4th Canadian Armoured Division resumed its advance…