List of 10: Famous Personalities Who were Korean War Vets
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. in lieu of this celebration, let us learn history and know 10…
5 Insanely Creepy Stories of The World Wars
Undoubtedly war is an ugly business, but at times war forces humans to cross the boundaries of humanity and come up with ideas that could put the…
Original Civil War flags on display in Fort Worth
A Confederate “Stars and Bars” flag, captured by soldiers of the Union Army at Columbia, South Carolina. Via Wikipedia. The Confederate flag is raising more…
World War Two bomber veteran flies again in a B-17
“Yankee Lady” B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. [Via] A World War Two bomber veteran gets to fly again in a B-17 more than 70 years after…
Greeks look to World War One reparations as way out of debt
[Via] The Greek debt crisis has dominated the news for weeks now, and as Greece tries to work out how it can get out of…
First UK SAS Soldier To Land In France On D-Day Has Died
The first UK soldier to put his feet on French soil during the D-Day landings has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Norman Poole…
The English Double-Agent Who Won the Iron Cross
In Jersey there was a respectable establishment, the Hotel de la Plage — an ideal hotel with a respectable landlady and good, reliable staff. It…
B-24 pilot who turned spy, saved 1,000 US POWs from certain death at Soviet hands
Captain Robert Trimble was a US B-24 pilot, turned spy, during World War Two. After surviving 35 missions in six months of bombing raids over…
Racial tensions hover over General Lee statue in New Orleans
[Via] Recently the mayor of New Orleans declared that he wanted to remove a city centre statue of the American Civil War General, Robert Lee.…
Past students honoured at Margraten War Cemetery, Netherlands
Teachers and students from Omaha Central High School in the US have made a one-off unique trip on the journey that former students of the…
Local US WWII veteran recalls storming Normandy Beach
Independence Day on the 4th July ensures that the US recalls and commemorates those people who have given their lives for freedom. One World War…
Did Hitler have Parkinson’s Disease?
Towards the end of Hitler’s life some believe his erratic behavior and physical appearance was caused by Parkinson’s disease. A new study into neurological diseases…