Last Surviving Officer of the USS Arizona Passes Away at 100
The last surviving officer of the USS Arizona has passed away Joe Langdell was renowned for his life-stories. His life had been an adventurous one,…
Protests Force Rechristening of Nazi War Criminal Named Ship
Want to cause a disturbance? Name a ship after a Nazi and land it where there is a large Jewish populace The Dutch are known for…
WWII Stories: “I Was a Jew but the Nazis Offered Me a Job”
Get to know the story of Freddie Knoller, the Jew who was offered a job by the Nazis, survived internment in Auschwitz and triumphed over…
Germany: Dresden Bombing Commemorated 7 Decades On
Germany commemorated the Allied firebombing of the German city of Dresden seven decades from when it happened. The country solemnly remembered the people,…
Battle of Waterloo Bicentenary Event to Include Scots Greys
A Battle of Waterloo bicentenary commemoration event will take place this summer in Belgium. The commemoration will be a re-enactment of the battle, with more…
The “Glorious Glosters” Greatest Battle – When 650 Glosters were up against 10.000 Chinese
Unique in all the British Army, the “Glorious Glosters” wear badges on the front and the rear of their berets. This right was earned in…
Manchester: National Trust Plants Snowdrop Flowers to Commemorate WWI
The National Trust has started its “Snowdrop City” project — the planting of snowdrop flowers in eight locations across Manchester to commemorate the centenary of…
‘It was a great life’ Local veteran shares story of 28-year career in U.S. Coast Guard – By Jeremy P. Amick
These days, it is more the exception than the rule that a person can spend nearly three decades working in the same career field;…
The Fishing Trawler ‘Viola’ that Fought in World War One
She was named for Shakespeare’s deceptive protagonist in The Twelfth Night, and she proved that looks can be deceiving when it comes to fishing trawlers…
British commandos in X-Craft Submarines Showed D-Day Troops the Way
A secret World War Two mission has been revealed in which ten British commandos manning tiny X-craft submarines guided the massive D-Day offensive. Ten commandos…
World War One Captain Returned to Prisoner of War Camp of Own Accord
During World War One a British Army captain who was being held as a prisoner of war in Germany was given permission to leave and…
Italian Mafia Plundered WWII Ships for Bombs, Arrested
Italian authorities arrested eight individuals reportedly connected to a mafia clan for plundering WWII ships Thursday, February 5. Their reason for looting the WWII-era vessels —…