You Do the Prayin’ and I’ll Do the Shootin’: jumped up & manned a .50 cal on a burning M10 tank destroyer
One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…
Goodbye, WWII and Korean War Air Force Vet Who Saved Many Orphans, Col. Dean Hess!
Retired Air Force veteran Col. Dean Hess who helped save countless of orphans during the Korean War and was also a WWII veteran passed away…
Chinese-American Korean War Navy Cross & Silver Star winner dies at 88
A Chinese-American Korean War veteran has been found dead in his home in Washington, US, at the age of 88. Kurt Chew-Een Lee was a…
100 year commemorations for Allies’ World War One Gallipoli campaign
It is 100 years since the Allies began their Gallipoli campaign in the south of Turkey during World War One. Now centenary commemorations are taking…
World War Two movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of British film-makers’ great depictions of World War Two. The movie, directed by David Lean and starring…
How planes were detected in WWII, before and after Radar
Before radar was invented, the military had to rely on other, more primitive methods of detecting the enemy and monitoring its own forces. In World…
Unbelievably Outrageous Spy Ideas!
Pigeon-guided missiles and cat spies to believing that the movie It’s a Wonderful Life is the Communists’ way of brainwashing America…here are some of the unbelievably outrageous…
WWII Hand Grenade Discovered at Retirement Home in Indiana
Columbus, Indiana – A WWII hand grenade was found by a maintenance worker at the Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus Tuesday, March 3. It was immediately…
Great Waters: 70 Years After – by Ron Simpson
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest, largest, and most complex naval battle in history that started with Britain’s declaration of war against…
Former Musashi Crew Member Recognizes Recently Discovered Japanese WWII Battleship Photos
Shizuhiko Haraguchi, former crew member of the Japanese WWII battleship Musashi, acknowledges the photos published by Paul Allen’s website about the vessel’s recently discovered wreckage under…
World War Two Iwo Jima photograph symbol of victory
On February 23rd 1945 the battle of Iwo Jima was almost won, as soldiers from the US Marines’ 28th Regiment, 5th Division, made it to the…
One-Third of Great War Sailors were Underaged – Records Show
Newly digitized records have shown that about one-third of the Great War sailors were merely boys — under the legal combat age of 18. This report…