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Louis Zamperini: The Real Man Behind Hollywood’s ‘Unbroken’

Louis Zamperini – the Second World War hero behind Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken.  Louis Zamperini had been a rebel who rose to become an Olympian. He was…

Canadian Flight Sergeant Receives German Burial

Ian Harvey
flight sergeant

A flight sergeant from Canada who died in battle during the Second World War is finally to receive a proper burial. Although it has been…

College Exams Show Poor WWII Education

Ian Harvey

Analysis of numerous responses to college exams have shown that many students may be lacking when it comes to a working knowledge of the Second…

Wall Street and the First World War

Ian Harvey
Wall Street

Due to the centenary, many previously unsung heroes of WWI have had their stories revealed. Among these stories is that of Wall Street, which helped…

Doolittle Raider Takes to Skies Again!

Ian Harvey
Doolittle Raider

This past Independence Day, a  Doolittle Raider was given another chance to take to the skies in a C-47 known as the Texas Zephyr. Though…

Trailer for ‘Unbroken’, Angelina Jolie’s WWII Film, Released

  Angelina Jolie’s WWII war film Unbrokenreleased its official trailer Thursday, about a week after the passing of Olympian, WWII vet and the story’s hero, Louis…

New Documents Detail Cold War Targets

Ian Harvey
Cold War

The National Archives has released new documentation from the Cold War detailed suspected targets for nuclear attacks by the Soviet Union. These targets include over…

Today’s Germany Doesn’t Remember WWI

Ian Harvey
WWI

During WWI, Germany was one of the most important nations involved. They played a large part in the fighting, and received harsh punishment in the…

Excavation of Japanese Dump Reveals Agent Orange

Ian Harvey
Agent Orange

The military has been formerly criticized for their use of Agent Orange, a dangerous chemical substance. In January, predecessors to the defoliating chemical compound were…

Civilian Flights on a WWII Flying Fortress

Ian Harvey
Flying Fortress

The Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress used in the Second World War, is so renowned that even a film has been named after…

“Iron Harvest” continues to clear deadly World War I remnants beneath the fields of Flanders

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It has been a century since the First World War. The brutal clashes and exchanges of gun fires of the Great War are but a…

Aviation Museum Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant

Ian Harvey
aviation museum

A WWII aviation museum has been granted millions of dollars to fund new growths planned for completion within the next two years. This will help…