The First American Soldier To Be Honored For Saving The Lives of Jewish Prisoners Of War
A World War Two veteran from Knoxville, Tennessee, has become the first American soldier to be honored for saving the lives of Jewish prisoners of…
60th anniversary commemorations for end of Korean War
It’s been 60 years this year since the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed, bringing the Korean War to an end, and dividing the country into…
CIA Publishes Classified Documents Revealing New Insights Into The Six Day War
[Via] At the opening of the famous Six Day war between Israel and a number of Arab countries in June 1967, the initial announcement issued…
Watch: Big Guns – Battleship USS Missouri Shock & Awe
BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…
Enola Gay Memorabilia Auctioned
In April 2015, a number of items from World War II were put up for auction at Bonhams in New York. Included among these pieces…
The Liberation of Arnhem – Stunning Then And Now Pictures Of A Battered City
To celebrate the liberation of Arnhem, we will take a look at the town in a fantastic selection of Then and Now pictures. We will…
Whatever Happened to Hitler’s Body?
April 30, 1945 – the Soviet Army moves quickly through the city of Berlin, the capital of Germany and the home base of the Third…
How Low Can You Go? WWII Warbirds Hugging The Dirt!
Warbirds from WWII Flying extremely low, to impress their mates, to escape from harm or to execute an attack. Either way, it makes for some…
Blackened Whiskey Canteen Takes Pride of Place at Pearl Harbour Commemoration Ceremony
A Pearl Harbor commemoration ceremony has taken place on the anniversary of the Japanese attack. The ceremony took place at the harbour itself and among…
San José galleon located off coast of Colombia
Earlier this month, Colombia’s president announced that a research team had located the shipwreck of the 300-year-old galleon, the San José. He announced that they…