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British World War Two veteran in fight for old age care

old age care

96 year old Robbie Clark of Burnt Oak in North London is fighting a battle with his local council to ensure he can remain in…

The Great Retreat of World War One remembered

During World War One, the retreat from Mons, also known as the Great Retreat, was the Allies’ retreat to the River Marne, at the end…

ARTIE – BOMBER COMMAND LEGEND – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

I’ve enjoyed this book. Fighting High have built a deserved reputation for producing elegant histories of the Royal Air Force during World War II and…

Battle of the Bulge remembered by US veteran

Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge has become one of the most well-known battles of World War Two, since it was the Germans’ final attempt at…

Fearless feat of WWII Mosquito pilot who took on 5 German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft and got through

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Wing Commander Elwell in his 1946 official photograph (2) Medallions achieved by Pual Elwell (3) 1944 Swindon Advertiser…

Tom Hanks awarded for role in World War Two movie, Saving Private Ryan

American actor, Tom Hanks has been awarded an American Spirit Award from the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tom Hanks praised…

The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front

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…

The enemy have us surrounded!”, “they won’t get away this time!! Chesty Puller, American hero

Jack Beckett

  They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us 29:1. They can’t…

Outrageously Edited World War II Pictures

Now that everybody has the skills to manipulate pictures, more and more edited pictures from World War II appear on the internet. Superhero’s, Star Wars, famous…

WWII Vet and Bataan Death March Escapee Jesse Baltazar Honored with Purple Heart

  Washington – Monday, January 19, saw Jesse Baltazar, a WWII veteran, get the military recognition he long deserved — A Purple Heart. The ceremony happened after more…

10th Mountain Division – Skiing World War Two veterans – Reunite in Colorado

World War Two veterans from the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division have been reunited on Colorado’s slopes for a ski day in commemoration of the…

World War Two airplanes arrive at Tucson

A squadron of World War Two airplanes have arrived in Tucson to join the Commemorative Air Force, a volunteer group which restores and flies World…