Emotional Experience for Honor Flight WW2 Veteran Visiting The War Memorial In Washington, D.C.
Over twenty World War II veterans took the Greater Peoria Honor Flight last week to go to Washington, D.C. and visit the World War II…
WWII Plane Wreckage Discovered in Australia’s Northern Territories – It Will Now Be Recovered
Every year on June 30th, Colin Duncan would share a toast with his wife, Dawn, and say that she was lucky to have him. On…
In The Building Where High-Ranking German POWs Were Held, The Walls Really Did Have Ears
The walls really did have ears at Trent Park, where 59 high ranking German officers were held prisoner during the World War II. Microphones were secreted…
Mel Gibson Calls ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ The Upcoming Movie About Desmond Doss, An Anti-War Movie
Actor and director Mel Gibson is back. Come November 4, his new movie “Hacksaw Ridge” will showing at movie theatres, putting an end to his…
The American WW2 Corsair – Known as the Whistling Death by the Japanese (Watch)
What was the role of the Corsair in World War 2? You are about to find out by watching this video! The Corsair was manufactured…
The Man in this Iconic Photograph Refused To Salute Hitler – For Him, The Consequences Were Terrible
His gesture remains engraved in the minds of people around the world, yet August Landmesser’s name is not widely known. He is the man in the iconic…
D-Day: Amazing Footage And Photos of Allied WW2 Airborne Forces
6th June 1944, Operation Overlord, D-Day and Airborne Landings On this day, more than half a century ago, Operation Overlord began, marking the beginning of…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse of the Veteran
Those who survived a war are often scarred for life by their experiences. Many suffer problems, including the condition known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
AD 732, Battle of Tours: Charles Martel the ‘Hammer’ Holds The Line Of Battle
Few Empires emerged as quickly as that of the Muslim Caliphates. Bursting out from what is now Saudi Arabia in the mid-7th century, the Islamic…
USS Samuel B. Roberts – “Destroyer Escort That Fought Like a Battleship” in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
USS Samuel B. Roberts had a short-lived but ferocious service. The ship was built in 1944 and was immediately sent to assist the Task Force…
Robbery and Murder Under Cover of the London Blitz in World War Two
German Air Raids on Britain were a feature of World War II, with bombing raids concentrating on strategic ports, important manufacturing cities and the capital…
The Cold War Soviet T-54/55 Was The Most Produced Tank Ever
The T-54 is the most massively produced tank in history. Together with its counterpart which was adapted to protect the tank and its crew against…