300 Strangers Attend Funeral for WW2 Hero Who Had no Family
A highly decorated WW2 veteran, who died with no family, was given a grand send-off when hundreds of people turned up to ensure he was…
B-17G “Texas Raiders” Will Visit CAF Dixie Wing in May
A restored B-17G Flying Fortress, “Texas Raiders”, will arrive for the 17th annual World War II Heritage Days, May 2-3, at the Atlanta Regional Airport…
In last 10 Years, U.S. Veteran Suicides More Than Vietnam War Fatalities
Veteran: The US Military has been involved in a number of actions over the years, none so controversial, or as long lasting as the Vietnam…
Your Chance to Own This Beauty
Yorkshire’s remaining Napoleonic fort, Fort Paull, which is located on the north bank of the River Humber close to the village of Paull, will soon…
5 Unassuming British Intelligence Stations Declassified
To mark the 100th Anniversary of their creation, the British Intelligence Agency has declassified five of their wartime stations. These stations played a crucial role…
For Sale $2 Million: English Country Estate Where Operation Anthropoid Was Planned
An English country estate, Moreton Paddox in Warwickshire, was where Operation Anthropoid was planned. In 1942, the killing of Hitler’s chief architect of the ‘Final…
We Lose Mike Hoare aged 100:The Wild Geese Movie Was Based on Him
The world has lost one of its larger than life figures, Mike Hoare, aged 100. It is unusual for a mercenary to become a household…
Tuskegee Airman Promoted to Brigadier General at the Oval Office
For most people, reaching their 100th birthday is a significant milestone, but for Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles E. McGee (Ret.), it was just one more…
Short Stirling Found in a Lake in the Netherlands
Preparations have been started in order to recover the plane from the lake in March. The Bomber Command Museum of Canada is working with the…
Britannic: A Century After Being Lost to the Waves, Opened to Divers
The HMHS Britannic hit a mine off the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea and French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau was credited with…
Survivor of Massacre at Lidice Passes Away Aged 97, Now 1 Left Alive
Miloslava Kalibová, one of the 143 female survivors of the Massacre of Lidice, passed away peacefully just before her 97th birthday. With the death of…
Win A Ride In the Only Running Tiger 131 in the World
RIDE IN TIGER 131 AT TIGER DAY 13, 25 APRIL The Tank Museum are offering people the chance to ride in Tiger 131 at a…