Flt Lt Henry Stockings (DFC) – An Obituary
Flight Lieutenant Henry Stockings, who is famous for his record long flight of 12 hours to bomb Danzig early in World War II, has died…
World War Two dog tags found in Australia to be returned to US veterans and families
World War Two dog tags are being returned to the veterans and families of US troops who served in Australia during the war. Hundreds of…
Recovering the bodies of WWII Soldiers killed on Peleliu Island
Japan is looking to launch an excavation campaign to recover the bodies of thousands of soldiers buried in caves on Peleliu Island in Palau. This…
Battle for Sevastopol movie honours Lady Death the Red Army sniper who killed over 300 Germans
A multitude of World War Two movies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the war continues to fill movie theatres around the world.…
Band of Brothers Actors Autograph Signings in Normandy
Are you in Normandy for D-Day week this year? If so, come along to one of the signing sessions by the actors. All to…
Passed away: ‘Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane’ was a B-17 gunner
James Best was an American on-screen character, who is best known for his principle performance as blundering Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS TV…
The Liberation of Arnhem +70 Stunning then and now pictures of a battered city.
To celebrate the liberation of Arnhem which took place exactly 70 years ago today, we will take a look at the town in a fantastic…
Matt Urban: The Greatest Soldier in American History!! But you’ve never heard of him, right?
If a man earns seven Purple Hearts and lives to talk about it, he could either be described as one of the luckiest men alive…
‘Operation Babylift’ – a successful daring mission at the end of the Vietnam War
When the Vietnam War arrived in the city of Saigon, it brought with it chaos and death for the innocent people of the city. Among…
200 year old remains found at Battle of Waterloo site
Human remains found underneath a car park at the site of the Battle of Waterloo have been identified as a soldier from the battle that…
Hunt continues for missing World War Two Polish submarine
The hunt for a Polish submarine that went missing during World War Two is to be resumed. The Orzel was on patrol in the North…
Battle of Leyte Gulf – In Pictures
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was fought from October 23-26 1944 and was the largest naval battle of World War II. It may well be…