Sir John Leslie, Ireland’s Oldest World War II Veteran Passed Away at 99
Sir John Leslie, one of Ireland’s oldest surviving World War II veterans, passed away at age 99. He was the owner of the famous Castle…
South Korea Returns Fallen Chinese Soldiers to China
In April, South Korea returned to China the remains of 36 Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War for final burial in their homeland. The…
Giant sunken WWII Japanese submarine’s bell recovered from the sea
A bronze bell that used to be aboard a Leviathan Japanese submarine during World War II has been successfully recovered from its 70-year-long resting place…
Masinissa: The Warrior King of Numidia who fought alongside his Armies Well into His 80’s
Minor kingdoms and their Kings don’t often get a share of the historical glory because, well, they’re minor. But, one such minor king fought with…
The 100 Days – Napoleon Returns From Exile, Rallying an Army With His Words Alone
The ranks opened suddenly, and a figure stepped into view. He was taller than many of his enemies described him. Taller and leaner, the angles 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…
The Russian KV Tank and Its Crew That Stopped The German Advance for a Full Day
On June 22, 1941, Germany and the Axis powers commenced Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union along a 2,900 km front with a…
New Book Claims: The Weird Sex Life of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, the famous dictator, aka the evilest man the world has ever seen has intrigued researchers and historians all over the world. The man…
The Man Who Saved the World From Nuclear Destruction
The Man Who Saved the World from Nuclear Destruction Remember, remember the 26th of September, when the unknown man becomes a defender. That could be…
In 1943 a British pilot made an emergency landing on the Italian island of Lampedusa, only to have it surrender to him
The official story is that in June 1943, as a precursor to the Allied invasion of Sicily, the island was secured without resistance by the Royal…
WW2 Veteran To Marry Long Lost Sweetheart After Help From BBC Talk Show Host
Roy Vickerman proposed to Nora Jackson last week – for the second time – with the same ring – 72 years after the first proposal.…
WW2 Bunker on Jersey in Channel Islands to be opened to public
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, and the islands were the only part of the British Isles…