WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!
The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…
D-Day Dummy found in a Garden Shed
One woman was going and cleaning through her grandparents’ belongings in a garden shed when she chanced upon a rare find – a parachute…
Female “Computers” – Women Power in World War II
Would you believe even back during World War II, computers exist? FEMALE COMPUTERS AT THAT. They were WWII’s top-secret. After 70 years, their story…
US Gov’t. Shutdown Could Affect WWII Vets’ Memorial
On the occasion that the US government does shut down, the National Park Service are going to put up barricades around the National Malls’…
92-Year Old WWII Vet, Buys Back Home from Daughter to evades eviction by her
A 92-year old WWII decorated veteran successfully buys back his house from his daughter, thanks to the funds raised online. “I had this house for…
24 real Heroes of World War II (Part 1)
“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death – that is heroism.”…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 25th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem All day preparations are made…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 24th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem In a final attempt to…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 23th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem The Airbornes are hard pressed around…
Operation Market Garden – Daily Situation Report – September 22nd, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944. Written by Joris Nieuwint for Hells Highway tours. Arnhem Two troops of the 2nd…