Liverpool teenager turned 16 and survived Nazi U-Boat attack on same day
[Via] A Liverpool local teenager is the only known person to have had a 16th birthday aboard a supply ship that was bombed by a…
Chinese war veteran finds bullet in stomach after 70 years
[Via] A Chinese war veteran has discovered that still has a bullet lodged in his stomach after 60 years. Duan Zhicai, who is now 94,…
GALLIPOLI – Review by Chris Buckham
Much of history is based upon perception and not necessarily upon reality; such is the case with the military forces of the Ottoman Empire. Viewed…
Lost D-Day Plane Rescued by Kickstarter Campaign – Now Help Fund its Restoration
CAF Announces $250K Stretch Goal to Restore Historic C-47 to Flying Condition (DALLAS, June 10, 2015)— After successfully securing the $75,000 needed to rescue That’s…
Nephew finds Halifax bomber grave of lost airman, ends WW2 family mystery
[Via] A London-based family has finally discovered the truth about the husband and father who was killed during a bombing raid over Germany during World…
Battle of Waterloo commemorative coin criticised by France
The Battle of Waterloo took place 200 years ago and with an array of commemoration events and activities this year Belgium has decided to launch…
Nuts – The Siege of Bastogne
The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…
ENDURING COURAGE – Review by Mark Barnes
Even without his place in aviation history, Eddie Rickenbacker had a remarkable life as an automotive engineer and racing driver. From the outset, the author…
Europe and the American Civil War
[Via] When America underwent the crisis of secession in the 1860s, the democratic way of life and anti-slavery movement came under intense threat. Old World…
Last German Dornier 17 recovered from sea bed
[Via] The last remaining German Luftwaffe Dornier 17 bomber aircraft is being restored after 70 years of being hidden away. The bomber had crash landed in…
Zeppelin’s first raid on London
The Blitz and Battle of Britain are infamous in British history as the first time Britain had been heavily bombed from the air. But what…
World War Two historian and writer, Hugh Ambrose dies
[Via] World War Two historian and writer, Hugh Ambrose has died at the age of just 48. Hugh Ambrose wrote ‘The Pacific’ a worldwide best…