Couple’s World War I Love Letters Become BBC Radio Drama
The BBC has produced a radio drama based on the real-life love letters a couple exchanged during World War I. Eric Appleby, an engineering student…
US Sailor’s Remains Return Home After 72 Years In “Known Unto God” Grave
When Don Franklin was a boy in Willmar, Minnesota, he rode in the basket of his uncle John E. Anderson’s bicycle. Now Franklin is 77…
Congress Passes Legislation Finally Allowing WASP Burials in Arlington
Legislation has passed Congress allowing the cremated remains of women who served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.…
The long march to Equality – African Americans in the US Military
The term “Buffalo Soldier” refers to African-American soldiers that served in the US Army. At first, the African-Americans fought in the late stages of the…
Did You Know About This WWII Shipping Disaster? It Was Deadlier Than Titanic & Lusitania Combined!
The Titanic was one of the greatest maritime tragedies and the sinking of the Lusitania was a wartime catastrophe. Both events, while disastrous, lost far…
MUST SEE!! Dug Up On A WWII Battlefield – You Won’t Believe What They Found Inside
Russian volunteers who go out and metal detect on WWII battlefields. This is one of the cooler finds but they have found hundreds of weapons,…
How Historically Accurate Is Battlefield 1? (Watch)
While video games often discard authenticity in favor of gameplay, there needs to be some semblance of real life or the game can be ruined…
The Dedicated Volunteers Giving Proper Burials to WW2 Soldiers Killed in Battle
Volunteers in Russia searched a riverbank outside St. Petersburg and located the remains of five Soviet soldiers who died while defending the city in World…
New Exhibition Explores the Rags to Riches Story of WW2 Refugee Joseph Kagan
A new exhibition explores the colorful life of the textile designer Joseph Kagan, who escaped a WW2 ghetto and fled to England with his family.…
Burial of the Last of Six Brothers Who Served in WWII
On April 29, a Friday morning, five M14 rifles pointed toward a beautiful Cape Cod sky. Three volleys interrupted the silence before a solo Army…
New Images Created of a Scottish Ship Used in the American Civil War
One of the main objectives of Confederate forces in the American Civil War was to evade Union ships that were blocking Southern ports. For this…
Inside the Chieftain’s Hatch: Comet Part 3 – By World of Tanks
The Comet I (A34) was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of the Second World War. It was designed to…