The Beginning of the Spy Alliance between the U.S. and Britain
A single clandestine meeting three-quarters of a century ago ultimately led to the allying of British and U.S. spy agencies – an alliance that persists…
Last Member Of Bedford Boys, Has Died
Alan Huddleston, 96, was a proud infantryman and a Southern gentleman who went to join his comrades in that great barracks in the sky on…
World’s Last BTD-1 Destroyer Finds a New Museum Home
Of the 28 BTD-1 Destroyer warplanes that were manufactured during World War II, there is exactly one left in existence. And it’s not in terrific…
Stubby the War Dog: Would Warn About Gas, Saved Countless Lives, Earned a Purple Heart, Was Promoted To Sergeant
Much of America grew up on tales of Lassie and his ability to let humans know when a small child has fallen down a mine…
Warsaw Uprising: The Heroic Last Stand of the Polish Home Army
Throughout the Second World War, the people of Poland were stuck between Germany and their old enemy, the Soviet Union. In September 1939, the country…
Leaving No Man Behind, Bennie Adkins Missed the Evacuation Helicopter and Helped a Team Evade Capture in the Jungles of Vietnam for Over 48 Hours
To be perfectly honest, one can’t be sure how to write a headline for the Medal of Honor actions displayed by Command Sergeant Major Bennie…
Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold
The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…
To Hell and Back: 10 Interesting facts about Audie Murphy
One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…
7 Flying Aces – Warriors of the Skies
A flying ace is a fighter pilot who shoots down five or more enemy aircraft. Today this number has decreased, since dogfights are rare because…
A Lasting Memory Of One Christmas Eve Midnight Mass During the Korean War
A decade ago, Army Pfc. Norman Deptula sat in his warm home in Webster, Massachusetts and wrote the remarkable story of a Christmas miracle that…
Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses
Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…
What Did the CIA Know About The Murder Of John F Kennedy?
John McCone was instated as the Director of the CIA after John F. Kennedy fired its previous director, Allen Dulles, for the CIA’s catastrophic attempt…