Operation Market Garden – Situation Report: September 17th, 1944
A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened from September 17th – September 25th 1944. Eindhoven / Hells Highway At Veghel the 501st…
US Abrams tank under threat without government funds
The US military’s Abrams tank underwent a massive overhaul during the 1980s in the midst of the Cold War. However, at that point, it remained…
The Pacific’s Bitterest Battle of the War for the Marines – Peleliu in 24 Amazing Pictures
The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…
New Danish Film Tells Horror Story Of German Prisoners Told To Clear Mines After WWII
A new Danish film has been released telling the story behind millions of landmines buried on the coast of Denmark during World War Two. Martin…
17 Unbelievable Facts You Never Knew About World War II
17 Amazing facts from World War II that you never thought possible, but they are true! The first U.S. service member killed in the European…
Joint Russia-US air operation relives Alaska-Siberia route
A joint Russia-US air operation has taken place across Alaska and Siberia this summer. A team of both Russian and US Air Force pilots flew…
Australia’s WWII Lend Lease program
On 10 January 1941, Draft H.R. 1776 – the “Lend Lease Bill” was presented to the United States Congress. Under the proposed act, the President…
World War One German trench mortar returns to Norfolk village
A World War One German trench mortar that was given to a village in Norfolk, England, as a trophy of the war, has returned to…
‘Adventures never forgotten’ Veteran discusses naval training, Central Missouri Honor Flight
By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to his 17th birthday, Bobby George had set his mind upon embarking on an adventure; he then approached his father…
US veterans return Japanese good luck flags
World War Two veterans who took part in the Pacific theatre of war are returning Japanese good luck flags they took more than 70 years…
THE COMBAT HISTORY OF THE 21st Panzer Division – Review by Chris Buckham
The invasion of Normandy has been written about and analyzed in a plethora of books and articles and, at first blush, Kortenhaus’s book would appear…
World War Two crew remains uncovered in Malaysia
Researchers have begun the daunting task of retrieving the remains of two World War Two crew who were killed when their plane crashed in Malaysia.…