British Mariners Awarded For Arctic Convoy During WWII
The Arctic Convoy saved millions of lives during the Second World War, by delivering vital supplies to the Eastern Front. Over 3,000 former servicemen have…
WWII Radar Operators and Friends Reunited after 7 Decades!
The friendship of two women developed throughout WWII rediscovered after 7 decades through a chance encounter that revealed they had been living 12 miles apart…
15,000 people attend march to remember a Ukrainian resistance fighter
For some, Stepan Bandera was a respected leader who became responsible for Ukraine’s liberation movement, while others described him as a Nazi collaborator. Most of…
Germany Seems To Ignore WWI Centenary
Although Britain has already invested over £50million in public money, for the commemoration of the start of World War I, academics couldn’t hold back from…
The Mystery of the Unnamed Vietnam Veteran Finally has a Name: Corporal Robert Corriveau.
Mail Online shares a story of Marine corporal Robert Corriveau. The 20 year old Marine was stabbed to death along the side of a Pennsylvania…
Operation Vengeance: Killing Yamamoto
Fox Orlando shares the story of retired Lieutenant Colonel Doug Canning. Canning was one of the members of an elite force that was tasked with…
Doolittle airmen close to being awarded with top congressional medals for daring World War II Tokyo raid
The Doolittle Tokyo raiders flew their planes after the bombing of Pearl Harbor even when they knew they barely had enough fuel to return home.…
WWII Movies Highlighting Nonviolent Resistance Against the Nazis
Can nonviolence really make a strong lasting statement amidst gunfire and war violence? These WWII movies say “YES!” Hardly does a year go by without showing a Hollywood…
ITV’s “Bletchley Circle” to Reveal Scope of Female Code Breakers’ Work during WWII
How extensive were the contributions of the female code breakers in Bletchley Park during WWII? The code breakers in Britain’s biggest intelligence hub in WWII,…
Operation Legacy: How Britain Destroyed Thousands Of Colonial Files
According to the National Archives and the Foreign Office, over 8,800 colonial-era documents have been eliminated by UK authorities in former colonies. The program, named…
War Photographer Robert Capa’s Works on Display
See some of the unseen photos taken by war photographer and photojournalist Robert Capa on display at New York’s International Center of Photography in a…
WWII: GIs in Place of British Fighting Men for Christmas
American GIs sent to Britain during the height of WWII were repeatedly described as “overpaid, oversexed and over here” but at least, on Christmas they…