D-Day landing meteorologist dies at 98
A British meteorologist who helped to predict weather forecasting ahead of the World War Two D-Day landings has died at the age of 98. Lawrence…
World War Two Lancaster crash site to be excavated in Germany
German authorities are trying to find the family of a World War Two crewman who crashed in Germany. Gordon Grogan was a radio operator aboard…
Reason Behind Hitler’s Rectangular Moustache Established
The moustache worn by Adolf Hitler is one of the most instantly recognisable and iconic features of any man in recorded history. However, according to…
Tickets please! Peter Youngblood Hills-portrayed ‘Shifty’ Powers will be joining us!Band of Brothers Actors Reunion – Normandy 2015
When & Where: June 5, 6 & 7, 2015 at Overlord Omaha Beach Museum, the Utah Beach Museum and the Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument…
Ready to cry? 46 WWII tank wrecks from around the world
The guys over there started an interesting thread of tanks wrecks. Many of them are to be found on military ranges and sadly used for…
The US Special Forces Major who fought in the SS
Some men choose sides, others choose battles, and others fight regardless of the side or battle. One such man not only fought for three different…
US World War Two internment and prisoner exchanges revealed
When the US entered World War Two after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the US responded in many ways and one was the…
Duchess of Windsor Ordered her Swimsuit Rescued in WWII
In the run-up to World War Two, it is well-documented that the abdicated king of England, Edward VIII, and his new American-born wife, Wallis Simpson,…
British World War Two veteran in fight for 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
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
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…