Operation Magic Carpet – Bringing 8 Million US Soldiers Back Home
Victory in Europe – what happens next? After victory had been declared in Europe and the Second World War had come to an end with…
World War Two veteran recalls surviving D-Day
The story of an American medic, Bill Scott, who landed in Normandy during the D-Day landings of World War Two has been revealed. The World…
WWII Douglas C-47 Rescued by CAF
A plane that played a crucial role in WWII by leading the D-Day invasion has been discovered in a scrapyard in United States. The fate…
The Resilience of 741st Tank Battalion’s leader Capt. Cecil Thomas on the D-Day
741st Tank Battalion Sherman on D Day On D-Day, June 1944, a total of 50 M4 Sherman tanks stormed the Omaha beach, however by the…
Hobart’s Funnies – The Special Tanks Of WWII
The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…
Female World War Two spies leave unhonoured legacy
One of Britain’s female World War Two spies dies and leaves behind a bomb scare after weapons and munitions were discovered at her home. Eileen…
Tributes Paid to the 101st Airborne Division in Normandy
On the eve of, perhaps the most celebrated WWII victory ‘the D-Day’ the largest airborne fleets were about to write history by invading Nazi controlled…
Last Blenheim Bomber restored to flying glory
[Via] A Blenheim bomber used during World War Two has been restored to its former glory in tribute to the pilots and crew of Royal…
The Time English Soldiers went to Battle without Pants, and Won
The Hundred Years War fought between France and England through the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries saw a number of important and impressive battles as…
8 Historical Figures who were as crazy as Adolf Hitler
Hitler has successfully made his way as a symbol of tyranny and illogical totalitarianism, but very few people know that he was not the worse…
Ghosts of Time: 10 Incredible Pictures of Normandy 1944 and Now Combined!
Haunting images take you back to Normandy 1944, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings. You can follow Adam Surreys work on Facebook: Ghosts of Time…
‘We were inseparable’ Missouri Marine killed in Vietnam remembered by friends and family
By Jeremy P. Amick Though many decades have passed since Corporal John Allen Campbell lost his life while serving with the Marine Corps in Vietnam,…