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‘Mutual helpfulness’ Co-founder of American Legion post leaves legacy of public service

American Legion

By Jeremy P. Amick When war-hardened veterans returned to their communities following World War I, many struggled to leave behind memories of the adversities they…

D-Day Gadgets and Gear

D-Day

Wired Magazine is best known for its showcasing of the very latest gadgets that modern technology has to offer, so its June 2012 article on…

Soviet deadly air attack over Nazi’s Berlin – June 1941

In June 1941, Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa to attack the Soviet Union. Thousands of German troops, tanks and aircraft stormed the west of the country.…

World War One Lusitania cruise liner sinking remains a mystery

Lusitania

On the 175th anniversary of cruise liner company, Cunard, starting business, three of its flagship liners will visit Liverpool, the city where they were all…

THE BRITISH AEROSPACE HAWK – Review by Mark Barnes

We tend to shy away from modern warfare on this website. Some events are just a wee bit too recent or too raw for some…

World War Two-era mustard agent stockpile to be destroyed

  A store of World War Two era US Army chemical weapons is due to be destroyed in Colorado. The store is at the US…

NEW TANK HISTORY DVD SET FROM EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT

NEW TANK HISTORY

The chaps at Eagle Rock Entertainment got in touch to tell us about a three DVD boxed set to be released on May 12th. The…

Secret Nazi files reveal V-2 rocket tests on German people

Nazi reports

Secret Nazi records reveal how Hitler tested the V-2 rocket on his own German people. The secret records were filed as highly classified SS documents and…

D-Day landing craft designer to be commemorated in Normandy

A petition has been launched for a permanent memorial for a World War Two boat designer to be built on Utah Beach in Normandy, France…

New exhibition launched at the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans

A new exhibition is opened at the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans. The exhibition’s main attraction is a new feature film called,…

D-Day dog tag returned to US Army soldier’s widow

dog tag

Seventy years since Allied troops landed on France’s Normandy beaches to attack the occupying German forces, a dog tag has been found buried in the…

British prisoner of war camps revisited around the UK

prisoner of war camps

Much is written about Allied prisoners of war held in Germany and Nazi-occupied countries during World War Two. But little is discussed about the German…