Call By Family To Pay Tribute to A Veteran Who Attended Dozens of Fallen Comrade’s Funerals
This is the face of 92-year old Harry Thrush, who lived in Robin Hood, Leeds and passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve last year. Mr…
Mosquito Pilot Survived Being Shot Down, Joined Dutch Resistance To Continue The Fight
Many World War II veterans have extraordinary stories to tell about their survival or their experience of being in a deadly fight. Survivors have received…
Dog Tag Art Exhibition Commemorate All US soldiers Killed in Vietnam War
Dog tags, those small metal plaques hung around soldiers’ necks are so named because of their resemblance to the registration tags worn on dog collars.…
Kurt Gerstein – The SS Officer That Tried To Stop The Holocaust?
Kurt Gerstein (1905-1945), an SS officer assigned to the Hygiene Institute of the Waffen SS, was called upon to assist in the implementation of the…
10 Interesting Facts About Douglas MacArthur That You Might Not Know
Douglas MacArthur, born on 26 January 1880 was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of…
“Looks Who’s Back” Hitler Receives Warm Welcome in Middle Class Germany
Even though Hitler is one of the most hated leaders of all time there is still a contingent of society who seem to revere the…
MoH: Private Towle of the 82nd Airborne Stopped a German Armored Counter Attack in Holland with a Bazooka
Many might hold the common assumption that in the battle of man versus tank, heavy armor is sure to win. However, students of the history…
Have you seen this? Hercules Lands On & Takes Off From Aircraft Carrier! (Watch)
When it comes to being the heaviest and largest airplane to land on an aircraft carrier, the award goes to the C-130 Hercules. For two…
WWII Rare Footage of German Heavy Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Tank
The Tiger Tank was without a doubt the most feared tank by the Allied forces during the Second World War. The thing that made this…
Shock and Awe Photos of the US Battleships Firing the Big Guns
BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…
Thompson Submachine Gun – From Gangster weapon to Soldiers Favorite
Everyone has seen the Thompson submachine gun being used in those black and white gangster movies of the 1930s, and, of course, the famous bootlegger…
Omaha Beach Survivor Receives Légion d’honneur Organised By His Wartime Buddy
The Légion d’honneur was originated by Napoléon Bonaparte. It is France’s highest honour. On the 70th anniversary of D-Day in June 2014, the French President…