Facebook post for WWII Veteran goes viral
Ben Lopez, a self-proclaimed Facebook nut, posted a status update after chatting to Ted Fullerton in the pub that Ben manages. Ted had popped into…
Cool Under Pressure – Heroic WWI Nurse Faced Continual Bombings While Tending The Wounded
Bombs were falling on Queen Alexandra’s Hospital, but Matron Helena Kate Repton forced herself to remain calm. She continued assisting surgeons performing operations, tending to…
The Gun: US Airforce Reveals Everything About The Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II
Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. In the early 1970s, the A-10…
56 Movie Mistakes: The Longest Day
The Longest Day, which was made in black and white, features a large ensemble cast including John Wayne, Kenneth More,Richard Todd, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton,…
Great send-off for WWII veteran
Stewart Cooney was born in Dundee, in 1921 and after leaving the school, he trained as a jute weaver before war broke out. He, along…
The Battle of Crete Was The Reason Hitler Abandoned Parachute Assaults For Good
Crete might be an idyllic tourist island now, but during a 12-day period in May 1941 a mixed force of British, Australian, New Zealand and…
Treasure Hunters Found Some WWII Tubes In A Forest, They Contained The Most Amazing Things!
Hunting for hidden treasure has long been a romantic and adventurous activity in our history. The Gold Rush spurred a huge migration across the US,…
Awesome Video – The Making Of The Epic Vietnam War Movie “We Were Soldiers”
In 2002 a film called We were Soldiers was released. The film depicts The Battle of Ia Drang, which was part of the Vietnam War…
History and Heritage at Shuttleworth Edwardian Pageant
Having has such a good time at the recent Military Pageant at Old Warden, we were pleased our friends at the Shuttleworth Collection got in…
WWII Survivor of the USS Corry Sinking Passes Away at 95
Grant “Gully” Gullickson, the 95-year-old World War II veteran who was featured in The Virginian-Pilot series The Lucky Few, died in Virginia Beach in June.…
Piers Morgan Offers to Replace WWII Veteran’s Stolen Medals
A 91-year old World War II veteran, who wishes to remain anonymous, left his six medals, including France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur, on the…
Statue commemorating ‘Comfort Women’ causes a spat between Korean and Japanese communities.
The issue of the enforced prostitution of Korean, Chinese, Dutch and Australian women by the Japanese during WWII has once again caused a war of…