Locals Gather Information on WWII Veterans in the Lead Up to ANZAC Day
Locals in Kaukapakapa, New Zealand, took on the challenge of gathering information and photographs of the 85 service people featured on their World War II…
Second World War D-Day History at Normandy Sold Off by Struggling Museums
A sidecar equipped BMW motorcycle of the type used in General Erwin Rommel’s reconnaissance missions during the North African campaign during the Second World War,…
Bodies of World War Two Soldiers Are Still being Discovered in Italy
Experts are being summoned to assist in determining the remains of a Second World War British soldier believed to have been blown up by a…
Petition Gathers Support to Stop Final Resting Place of Battle of Britain Heroes Being Dug Up
For 76 years Goodwin Sands has been the final resting place of scores of RAF heroes who sacrificed their lives defending the United Kingdom in…
An Australian Navy Ship Sent This WW1 Crew On An Epic Journey Home
The Keeling Islands are little more than overgrown coral reefs, but in 1914 they saw the beginning of one the most epic adventure stories of…
Ed “Good Entertainer, but a Great Marine” McMahon Flew 85 Combat Missions in Korea
“Here’s Johnny!” That’s a quote probably best remembered from the Stanley Kubrick’s classic, The Shining, pronounced by Jack Nicolson’s character gone mad. But the phrase…
Heroes of America: The Red String Band Rebelled Against the Confederacy in the Civil War
It is easy to think of wars from earlier centuries in rather simplistic terms, especially as they fade further into the past. The American Civil…
The Cost Of War: Powerful Drone Footage of World War 1 Graves at Tyne Cot Cemetery
Its full name is the Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing – or “Tyne Cot” for short. And though it’s…
Even Though this US WW2 Veteran had No Relatives, Hundreds Turned Out for her Funeral
Major Jaspen Boothe says, “In the military, we don’t serve alone, therefore we should not die alone.” William Jones, a retired Marine who works at…
Nine Essential Places In France For War History Enthusiasts To Visit
The top countries in Europe offer a variety of post-war sites to see, whether your interest lies in World War II, World War I or…
The WW2 French Resistance Leader Who Fooled the Gestapo to Save her Husband’s Life
Early Life Born in 1912 in the small town of Châtenay-sur-Seine, Lucie Bernard was a bright child and did well at school. Her parents hoped…
The Many Lives of The US Ship Harriet Lane, Which Fired the First Shot of the American Civil War
Late in the day on April 11th, 1861, the ship Nashville was sailing past Charleston harbor. The crew could see a fleet of ships at…