Easy Company Soldiers and Band Of Brothers Actors (Watch)
Easy company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division; almost everybody has heard of them one way or another. They were paratroopers,…
Recovering Remains of Marines From “one square mile of hell” – Tarawa Atoll
Private Robert Carter’s remains were buried under crushed coral at an old shipyard for 72 years. Because his fellow Marines refused to leave him behind,…
Courts Rule to Reinstate Citizenship of Former Nazi Death Squad Member
92-year-old Helmut Oberlander of Waterloo, Ontario, is accused of being a member of a Nazi death squad. The Canadian government is trying to revoke his…
A-26 Invader Nose Gear Collapses On Landing
On Monday, July 25th, the A-26 Invader “Silver Dragon” suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016. The crew had already…
New Book Sheds Light on Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only concentration camp built by the Nazis specifically for women. Located 50 miles north of Berlin, it opened four months before the…
What a Sound! Vintage WW2 Planes Perform Flyover Tribute to One of the Last of the Few! (Watch)
Percy Beake was one of the last of ‘The Few’ who battled for Britain in the skies over Europe during World War II. He passed…
‘Rudolph Hess: Treachery and Deception’ – Review by Mark Barnes
At the time this book was offered to us my colleague Joris asked me what I thought about the prospect. I have made no secret…
WWII RAF Airman’s Grave Located After 70 Years
Sgt. Arthur Pulman of Liverpool was 19 when the RAF Lancaster bomber that he was a gunner on was shot down over Germany in 1944.…
Decorated WWII Veteran Receives France’s Highest Honor
George Lawson, 97, was one of ten American veterans recognized on Thursday for their contributions to France during World War II. He received the French…
Veterans Consider Wading in National World War II Memorial Pool Is Disrespectful.
The National World War II Memorial is to be found on the National Mall in Washington DC, at the end of the Reflecting Pool, quite…
101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Aid Station Massacre (Watch)
Battlefield guide Reg Jans talks about the murder of between 8 and 15 wounded Americans in an aid station in the village of Foy near…
The Great Stand on the Ugra River – Ending Tatar Dominion Over Moscow
During Medival times, Russia had suffered under the Tatar domination. The leader of the Great Horde, Tsar Akhmat, became very displeased by the disobedience of…