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Fallen WWII Airmen Doubly Memorialized

Ian Harvey
WWII airmen

A crew of long-dead WWII airmen, who flew a bombing raid in a B-24 Liberator near the end of the war, have been honored in…

A Centaur Tank is Refurbished for Normandy Anniversary

Ian Harvey
centaur tank

A WWII-era centaur tank has been refurbished in honor of the D-Day commemoration ceremonies to occur on June 6th of 2014. The vehicle has not…

The Battles of Cassino Revisited by Veterans

Ian Harvey
Cassino

Seventy years following the Battles of Cassino in WWII, over forty former servicemen from New Zealand are returning to the sites for memorial services. While…

Spy Plane from Cold War Era Glitches Air Traffic Control System

Ian Harvey
spy plane

A Cold War-era spy plane caused massive problems at LAX recently when it delayed numerous flights due to issues with air traffic control. The U-2…

Tracking Down Rosenberg’s Nazi Diary

Ian Harvey

Alfred Rosenberg’s Nazi diary is something of a World War II legend. Rosenberg contributed a great deal to the ideology that formed Nazism, and his…

Boy London Clothing Logo Compared to Nazi Eagle

Ian Harvey
Boy London

The clothing brand Boy London is known worldwide, partly due to its popularity with celebrity figures. Their logo consists of an eagle, wings spread, atop…

Former Nazi Guards Prosecuted with New Evidence

Ian Harvey

Most former Nazi guards are advanced in their age, and those who had not yet been put on trial for judgment of potential war crimes…

How the Tet Offensive Changed the Vietnam War

Ian Harvey
Tet Offensive

The 1968 Tet Offensive was an event which effected a marked change on the almost certain outcome of the Vietnam War. When a temporary peace…

Participant in Dambuster Raids Shares Experiences

Ian Harvey
Dambuster raids

The Dambuster raids of World War II were aptly named. These missions, more formally referred to as Operation Chastise, involved the destruction of three German…

Mulberry Harbor Diagrams Used in Normandy Invasion Up for Sale

Ian Harvey
Normandy invasion

The Normandy invasion of D-Day is mostly known for its eminent portrayal of the horrors of war. However, those who study more practical aspects of…

Rudyard Kipling and His Son’s Disappearance

Ian Harvey
Rudyard Kipling

John Kipling, son of poet Rudyard Kipling, disappeared during the First World War at the age of eighteen. His disappearance left the poet a shell…

World War II POW Shares His Story

Ian Harvey
POW

Ervin Pickrel became a POW in 1944, his B-17 having been blasted out of the air by gunfire. He had been a gunner himself, as…