Korean war vets remains returned home–60 years after death
On January 17, 2014, Oklahoma’s Own shared the story of an Oklahoma family who has finally been reunited with the remains of their loved one.…
US General Westmoreland: Troop Butcher or Not?
He was in command of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) for four years, between 1964 and 1968. At the time he was criticized for…
Chinese Veterans Are Outraged by the Glorification of War Criminals
Shanghai Daily ran a story on January 29, 2014 that shed some light on how the Chinese veterans truly felt about the Japanese Prime Minister’s…
Field Marshal Montgomery Wanted Boy Scouts To Help Rehabilitate Germany From Nazism
The plan underlined many ideas of how the Allies would rebuild the German society after the Second World War, emphasizing the need for free press…
Parachute Jump Over France to Commemorate D-Day
The BBC shared a story on January 29, 2014 of the plans Britain has to commemorate the 70 years since D-Day. The tribute will take…
Should Russia Have Given Up Leningrad?
Should Russia have given up its stance on Leningrad in WWII? That seemingly simple question released a maelstrom of reactions in Russia just recently. The end…
Forgotten Soldiers Of WWI
They are about 1000 now and they went to fight for their country during the First World War. However, the respect they earned in the…
Rare World War 2 Humber Snipe Military Vehicle Found In Bodden
The 1940 Humber Snipe was rusting in Andy Stevens’s shed in Bodden. Andy Stevens is a conservation stoneworker with a huge interest in military vehicles.…
Vietnam War Memorial Seeking Photos Of Valley’s Fallen
Some of the already collected photographs, found in high school yearbooks and offered by families and relatives are on display on the memorial’s website. The…
Sometimes ‘Nazi’ Is the Right Word
The decision came last week, as the government in Israel insisted that the use of the word ‘Nazi’ is nothing else but a weapon of…
‘Generation War’ Paint the Germans of WWII
The program, Generation War, is a five-hour long epic that wanted to bring the experiences of ordinary German soldiers on the Eastern Front during WWII.…
Family vs. Historian: the U-33 Controversy
The Greenock Telegraph reported on January 21, 2014 the story of the relatives of a U-Boat gunner direct their anger toward an Inverclyde historian’s dismissal…