40 years since the US evacuation of Saigon
Evacuation of CIA station personnel by Air America on the rooftop of 22 Gia Long Street in Saigon on April 29, 1975. – Wikipedia It has…
Woolworths forced to remove Anzac Campaign Ads
[Via] After bombarded with a flux of criticism from the angry members of the public, supermarket giant Woolworths has decided to pull back its online…
Veterans commemorate Anzac Day centenary of landings at Gallipoli
This week, veterans, families and officials around the world will commemorate the centenary of Anzac Day. The day remembers the first time Allied troops reached…
‘Bill’ – the tale of a war horse from WWI
Bill carried five soldiers to safety in Egypt [Via] Historians look at the First World War from more than one possible angle. There is no…
They Were Soldiers: 9 Famous WWII Vets
When World War Two broke out, these 9 famous WWII vets were among the throngs of people who heeded the call and served during the conflict.…
10 Incredible Actions To Earn A Medal of Honor
Images Used (From left): (1) MSG Roy P. Benavidez awarded Medal of Honor for his outstanding services in Vietnam (2) President Harry S. Truman presents the…
Teddy bear that became World War Two hero
The now famous teddy bear [Via] A World War Two widow has stolen the hearts of the British public as she revealed that a tiny…
Hiroshima mission flight logs up for sale
The flight logs from the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and ended World War Two are to go on sale. [Via] The Enola…
Celebrating VE Day: Remarkable Facts and Quotes from WWII
May 8, 1945 – Victory in Europe or VE Day was officially declared, a symbol of the end to Hitler’s war. VE Day that year…
SAS commemorative war diary goes on sale
A Special Air Service (SAS) war diary from World War Two has been published in a limited edition of 1000 copies and is available for…
Operations Manna and Chowhound – Supplying the starving Dutch with food dropped from bombers
A B-17 dropping food over The Netherlands, image courtesy of armyairforces.com In April 1945, over 3.5 million Dutch citizens in the western part of The Netherlands…
The cigarette case that saved a soldiers life goes on display in Dublin
One hundred years since the Allied attack at Gallipoli two new Dublin exhibitions in Ireland are showcasing a range of items as well as photographs from the…