The Pals Battalions: Comradeship and Tragedy in the First World War
Few stories better exemplify the spirit of the First World War than that of the Pals battalions. These British units embodied comradeship, courage, unwavering national…
The History of the Cushman – Making Motor Scooters For The Military In WW2
When the US joined World War II, Nebraska towns began looking for military contracts, sponsoring bond drives and recycling and scrap drives as they looked…
Iowa Family Finds Wreckage Of Father’s P-47 Bomber In Italy
Lt. Loren Hintz was on his 64th mission on April 21, 1945. He was the last of twelve planes bombing buildings that housed German troops…
WWII Veteran Gets Purple Heart 72 Years After Injury
Junior Howell, 91, was wounded 72 years ago on September 21, 1944, while fighting the Japanese on Peleliu Island in one of the Pacific Theater…
The Gun: US Airforce Reveals Everything About The Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II (Watch)
Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. In the early 1970s, the A-10…
Even Better Than The Mustang – These Soviet Yak 3 Fighters Owned The Sky (Watch)
The Soviet Yak fighter (Yakovlev Yak-3) was a Soviet dogfighter that was used in World War 2. This was a robust craft, and its maintenance…
Facebook Instrumental In Returning WW1 Dogtag To The Family
A few weeks ago a man walked into the Randolph, Massachusetts’s police station, said Officer Kevin Aldred. He told police that he wanted to return…
Artists Project Giant Image Of Hitler On Buildings, Causing Outcry In Berlin
A surprised Berlin motorist wasn’t the only one to call police after seeing a grinning Adolf Hitler face, all 25 feet of it, projected onto…
First World War Cannon Is Restored To Its Former Glory
A World War I cannon standing in front of the building housing the Veterans of Foreign Wars was recently re-dedicated at Sandwich Il. Harold Dannewitz,…
Volunteers And Veterans Work Hard To Keep A Piece of History Afloat
More than 70 years ago, the Allied forces of World War II invaded Omaha Beach in Normandy, France as part of the D-Day operations. Thanks…
The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Explored in this Important Book
Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…
Wounded, He Sacrificed Himself to Clear the way for his Platoon – James Stokes, VC
Private James Stokes’ thirtieth birthday was February 6th, 1945. On the 1st of March, less than one month later, he came to the end of…