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The Man Who Spared A Wounded Hitler’s Life In WWI – And Changed The World Forever

The History of War will always be about that which we know for certain, that which we have reason to believe, and that which will…

Auschwitz Survivor Is Officialy Recognized As World’s Oldest Man

The Guinness World Records has certified an Israeli Auschwitz survivor as the world’s oldest living man. Yisrael Kristal was born in 1903 near Zarnow, Poland,…

British WWII Arctic Convoy Veterans Awarded Russian Ushakov Medal

A group of WWII veterans has been awarded the Russian Ushakov medal at an event in Doncaster, Lincolnshire County. The veterans, who are all now…

The Last Veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Who Fought In The Spanish Civil War Has Died

Delmer Berg, born in 1915, into a tenant farming family living near Modesto in Southern California, he has lived his life to the fullest. He…

Wanted By The Dakota Hunter: Douglas DC-3/C-47 For New Military Museum; Static or Flying!

Feature Photo (courtesy Onno Wieringa) depicts The Dakota Hunter on that classic Harley Davidson WL 750 in front of 2 immaculate C-47’s, in Normandy, dated…

Focke-Wulf 190 – 27 Of The Best Pics We Could Find On The Net!

The 190 is literally one of the best fighters of all time, no Allied plane that fought against it will ever forget what it could…

Archaeologists May Have Found the Oppressive Fortress of Acra under a Parking Lot

The Acra fortress in Jerusalem was quite unique in that it was not intended to protect the city directly, but built as an oppressive fortress…

Controversial Top Gear Stunt Near Cenotaph Won’t Air

Top Gear will not show controversial footage of host Matt LeBlanc and a professional driver doing doughnuts near the Cenotaph war memorial in London.Co-host Chris…

Lone Pine Memorial Service To Go Ahead

Lone Pine was one of the most famous battles  of the Gallipoli Campaign fought by Australian and New Zealand troops. The battle was named for…

WASP Elizabeth Strohfus Dies Age 96

Elizabeth Strohfus, a pilot who flew military planes across the country during WWII, died on March 6, 2016, at the age of 96. The recipient of…

Reporting The Second World War – Review by Mark Barnes

This is a book after my own heart. I left it sitting on the shelf for a bit too long as I waded through other…

George Kennedy – War Hero and Movie Star Died Age 91

Tall, muscular and fair-haired, George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born into a show business family on the 18th February 1925 in New York. He died at…