Japan’s Emperor and Empress Meet With Children Abandoned by Japanese Soldiers After WWII
The royal couple of Japan, 83-year-old Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko, listened to Vietnamese children whose Japanese fathers abandoned them after World War II.…
Soaring Valor: World War Two Veterans Take A Special Journey
Dave Fleischer is a 96-year-old World War II veteran from East Dallas. Just 21 when he joined the army, he still remembers hearing the bombs…
WWII Veteran To Receive Pension He Has Fought For, Aged 90
Ex-gunner Govinda Raju joined the Indian army in October of 1942. He was just 18 at the time. He served in the Royal Indian Army…
Freshly restored World War II motor torpedo boat Restored for rides at Museum
World War Two PT boat 305 is back in the same dock it was in back in 1943. The freshly restored World War II…
New Book Highlights the Plight of Poles During The Second World War
Helen Bitner-Glindzicz became a fan of history while a student at Rosemount Primary School in Derry during the 1940s. 70 years later, Helen has now…
WWII 1944: The Assault on Myitkyina was a Failure of Leadership
In May 1944, the Allies assaulted Japanese-held Myitkyina in Burma. It was an attack that brought successes despite significant failures of leadership and coordination. Stilwell…
Operation Thursday: Orde Wingate, Building Fortresses Behind Enemy Lines in WWII
Building a fort behind enemy lines sounds like an impossible challenge. It was the tactic developed by Orde Wingate during the Second World War and…
How the Allies Smashed the Nazi German Military Industry
WWII was a war between industries as much as it was between nations. From tanks and planes to bullets and bombs, the materials of war…
Sergeant First Class Robert Howard: Refused Two Medals of Honor
He earned three nominations for a Medal of Honor but received only one. Not because he did not deserve all three, but because some of his…
The Nuremberg Trials in 1945: The War Crimes Of The Wehrmacht
The Nuremberg Trials in 1945, established that the infamous SS were responsible for most Nazi war crimes. The Wehrmacht, consisting of the army, navy, and…
Solothurn Anti-Tank Rifle: A German Weapon That Almost Entered American Service During WWII
The rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon, is in wide use today in conflicts around the world. Before its development, the weaponry used against…
James H. Howard: The Only Fighter Pilot over Europe Awarded The Medal of Honor
In WWII the battle in the skies over Europe could be described as a brutal conflict of attrition, luck, and in some cases inexplicable gallantry. Allied…