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Wis. WWII Vet Was Lobotomized By Govt. After War

Ian Harvey
Lobotomized

His story and that of other 2,000 other Second World War veterans who suffered from mental problems and who received the procedure following the end…

Archaeologists unearth remains of 21 German soldiers preserved in WWI Shelter

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The remains of 21 German soldiers were found buried in a well-preserved WWI shelter almost a hundred years after their death. The soldiers were members…

Watch: Nazi Germany’s Heavy Tank: Panzer VIII Maus

In late 1944 the Germans completed the first Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus, the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever to see the light of day. The…

Veterans Earn Money to Visit National Arboretum in Staffordshire

The Specsavers Hearing Center on Claremont Street in Shrewsbury, served coffee and sweets to help reach its Help for Heroes goal over the course of…

100 Years Later, WWI Sparks A New Battle In Britain

Ian Harvey

The initial plans included schoolchildren visiting battlefields, communities working on restoring monuments and the nation remembering a war that lasted four years and killed more…

2,4-D Herbicide, a chemical used in Agent Orange, could fuel the upsurge of Enlist Crops in the American Market

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The Agent Orange made a mark in history owing to the employment of the chemical during the Vietnam War. It is one of the nine…

Howard Mercer Witnessed Kamikaze Attacks During World War II

Ian Harvey
Attacks During World War II

He was only 17 years old when he was serving on the LCI 353 mortar ship in the South Pacific, during the invasion of Okinawa,…

Red Cross Workers Were Suspected Of Being German Spies In Second World War

Ian Harvey
German Spies

In his new book, James Crossland writes about the relations between Britain and the  International Committee of the Red Cross during the Second World War,…

Wisconsin Man Recalls Fighting In A Segregated Unit During WWII

Ian Harvey
WWII

However, for certain black man, the recognition and respect came much later or in some cases, never. William Cole, 90, doesn’t have the most pleasant…

WWI Aviator From Hall Had Some Close Calls

Ian Harvey
Close Calls

He was one of the first military airmen from Hall County who served in the First World War and although he had several close calls…

Japan Close To Making Nuclear Bombs In WWII

Ian Harvey
Nuclear Bombs

The fact that Japan insists in developing nuclear weapons seems to bring back memories of quite similar plans during the Second World War. All the…

WAVE 3 Story Helped Get Priceless WWII Medals Back Home

Louisville, Kentucky; February 8, 2014 – The story about the collection of priceless WWII medals found in a storage unit let out by WAVE 3…