Through German Eyes-The Aftermath of the Dunkirk Evacuations
Staff cars and troop carriers are strewn along mile after mile of sand dunes. The flotilla of little boats that helped the British Expeditionary Forces…
Canada’s Finest-Mapping the Battle of Normandy
The large amount of data we have collected from the situation maps and War Diaries will be viewable as unit positions on top of the…
Cake Conflict – Too Fat To Serve?
The obesity epidemic is now impinging upon the Armed Forces. We tend to think of Armed Forces personnel as chiselled, hard-bodied hunks; that’s how they…
‘Hanoi Hilton’ Survivor Dies at 81 He Endured 6.5 Years as a PoW
An American veteran who lasted more than six years in a hellish Vietnamese prisoner of war (POW) camp, Murphy Neal Jones, Sr., passed away in…
Iconic WWII Statue Vandalized After Death of Kisser
Some people argued that it was a clear assault and because the law forbade it and women dreaded it, it was a wonder why Americans…
US Army Veteran to be Buried Alone Wednesday February 27: Call For Public to Attend
US Army Specialist Hugh Gary Bryan died recently, and authorities in Texas have been unable to discover any next of kin or family members to…
US Submarine Plays Cat & Mouse With Japanese Navy
First launched in 1976, these submarines were a key strategic naval asset during the Cold War Since the end of the War in the Pacific…
Stolen by The Nazis a Painting of Ivan The Terrible Returned to Museum
David Tracy bought a house in Ridgefield, Connecticut in 1987 and was delighted to discover that the previous owners had left behind a keepsake –…
The $1.4 BILLION Zumwalt-Class Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor Commissioned on Jan 26th, 2019
The second Zumwalt-class destroyer to be built for the U.S. Navy was commissioned on January 26, 2019. DDG-1001 was named for Medal of Honor recipient…
WWII Anti-Invasion Defenses Uncovered by a Storm
You never know what might turn up during a walk on the beach, particularly after a storm has churned up the sea. Usually, it’s shells,…
Downfall Actor Who Portrayed Hitler Dies In Switzerland
The stage and screen actor who brought a chilling portrayal of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to the screen has died at his home in Zurich.…
‘Hold My Beer’ – War Hero Thomas Fitzpatrick Twice Landed His Aircraft in New York City (While Drunk)
Thomas Fitzpatrick was a World War II and Korean War veteran who stole and landed an aircraft in front of a bar in New York…