Vets Recall Christmas Time During Battle Of The Bulge
On Christmas Day 1944, Gus Epple was driving an Army Jeep through the traffic jam leading to the German lines. The 19-year-old suffered of dysentery,…
2 WWII Vets Meet In Texas Aged 107
On Dec. 13, 2013, Overton, from Austin Texas and Hill, from Henderson, Texas, attended a proclamation presented by Austin Texas Mayor Lee Leffingwell who thanked…
Beechwood Park: The Final Landing Place Of Wartime Bombers
The airfield, which served from May 1942 to March 1946, was later requisitioned by the government to be used as storage space for damaged aircraft…
David Cundall’s Search For The Lost Squadron Of Spitfires
Cundall has returned to the site with fresh financial backing, ready to find the hidden planes. He has promised that if the planes are found,…
Newcastle: WWII And The Victoria Tunnel
The Victoria Tunnel is under the management of the Ouseburn Trust and it’s considered one of the most satisfying activities to do while you are…
Wartime Structure Unearthed By Tidal Surge
As the surge caused flooding all across the North East, it also unearthed a wartime pillbox structure on the sandy beach at Bamburgh in Northumberland.…
1937 Battle of Shanghai, Japan’s Brutal Attack on China
In 1937, the first major clash of forces of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Chinese National Republican Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War was…
Liberation Route Europe Marks 70th Anniversary
Liberation Route Europe was created to follow the journey of the Allied forces as they advanced in occupied Europe, during their attempt to stop the…
WWII gravestones in Normandy restored for 70th Anniversary of D-Day landings
Preparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands…