64 years later: 101st Vet got to eat the meal that was stolen at Bastogne
With food being scarce during the Siege of Bastogne the defenders of the battered bastion instinctively searched for alternatives to fill their aching stomachs. However,…
South American Archives Confirm That Thousands of Nazis Fled There after the World War II
Recently-opened archives in some South American countries have shed new light on the extent of the wide-scale influx of Nazis into the Americas at the…
Japan’s film-makers continue to glorify World War Two
Recently Japan’s film-makers have produced a high number of World War Two military films. Probably because of the 70th anniversary commemorations for the end of…
6 Great Aviators of the First World War
The First World War saw the birth of aerial combat. Initially used to provide reconnaissance for ground forces, biplanes soon started fighting each other above…
The oldest Commando of WWII – 73 year old Walter Cowan of course, oh, he was also in WWI
When fifteen-year-old Walter Henry Cowan became a Royal Navy trainee in 1884, Great Britain was the dominant naval force in the world. The boy had…
WWII Soldier Gets Hero Send-Off After Nephew Made Appeal for His Funeral for Fear Only Four People Would Show Up!
WWII soldier Tom Bryan gets the hero send-off he deserved, an amazing answer to an appeal made by nephew Tony Budgett for his veteran uncle’s…
Veterans of the Falklands War reopen case against Top Gear
A criminal investigation into a car number plate shown on the BBC show Top Gear is to be reopened in Argentina, after an appeal by…
Britain: Celebs in Poppy Appeal Video, Encourage Public to Observe Two Minute Silence on November 11
Celebs front poppy appeal video urging the public to participate in the Two Minute Silence this coming Wednesday, November 11. The video was released after…
Bomb Disposal Squads – The Forgotten Heroes Of The Blitz
John Hannaford was doing his basic Army training when he was selected for the No. 16 Bomb Disposal Squad based in Cardiff. He had no…
Teens serve as pallbearers to homeless veterans
The US department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that on any given day there are 50,000 homeless military veterans on American streets. Most of…
90 Year Old World War Two Veteran Nurse goes Skydiving
A 90-year old World War Two veteran nurse has skydived as part of her birthday celebrations. Jeannette Kirkpatrick is a mother of three children and…
German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports
During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…