British D-Day Paratrooper Officer Who Defended Orne River and Caen Canal Bridges Died Aged 94
June 6th, 1944, known as D-Day, was a historic day for France. Almost exactly four years from the date of the Nazi invasion of their…
Waterfall of Poppies to Commemorate Battle Of Jutland 100 Years ago
A waterfall of blood-red ceramic poppies will tumble down the walls of St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall for the period of April 22, 2016, to…
The largest battlefield isn’t on land, it’s on the seabed. Dr Innes McCartney has mapped the whole battlefield for his new book
HMS Invincible sinking The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the First World War.…
New Orleans Moves To Relocate Confederacy Monuments, Judge Rules: OK
The southern US city of New Orleans is planning to remove four historical Confederacy monuments that were originally built to commemorate the secessionist American states…
11 Ancient Roman Military Decorations
Like most professional armies, the Roman legions used military decorations to acknowledge superior behaviour. Though few looked like medals as we picture them today, these…
From Jockey to Tunnel Rat – Viet Nam Vet Tells His Story
Standing only five foot tall in a line of thirty other young men, Kennith Ritchie waited for what everyone knew what was to come –…
The Bone Collector of Guadalcanal
Seventy years after the last rifle shot, Japanese soldiers are still going home. Roderick Eime, sends one fallen warrior on his way. He’d lay there…
Real Life Air America: The CIA’s Covert Airline Used for Everything, including Drug Smuggling
The United States has lots of airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, etc. One airline most people have not heard of is Air…
Georg “Bloodhound” Morgen – The Only SS Judge Who Brought Nazis To Trial
When thinking of World War II, there are some undeniable images and individuals that we cannot help but think of: Adolf Hitler and his terrifying…
Stalin’s son Yakov Dzhugashvili captured by the Germans. He ‘died’ in a PoW camp
Everyone knows Joseph Stalin, but most aren’t familiar with his familial life, particularly his eldest son, Yakov. The tumultuous relationship between father and son created…
Doctor Seeks Funding To Recover B-24 Photo Queen
A doctor from New Jersey has been searching for a missing World War Two plane that crashed in New Guinea during the war, and it…
SAS Legend & Mountaineer John ‘Brummie’ Stokes Dies
John ‘Brummie’ Stokes was both a gentleman and a man’s man. He was born in 1945 in the village of Hamstead near Birmingham. His parents…