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Flanders’ Field Sacred Soil Is Moved to London

The BBC Reports: Sacred Soil from 70 World War 1 battlefields across Belgium have finally arrived in London to be used in a memorial garden.…

WWII vet who nearly got evicted gets canopy and can now smoke outside his apartment

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The World War II veteran of Newington can now smoke outside of his apartment. This time with a canopy over his head. The WWII veteran…

WWI Soldier Tells The Story Of Battle Of The Aisne

Ian Harvey

Private Cain of the 1st East Lancashire Regiment was born in Newport, Shropshire. He was a reservist for 18 months and worked as a postman…

Prague’s hotel once held Cold War spies who eavesdropped on VIP guests

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There is more than what meets the eye. At first glance, a grand old hotel in Prague seems like an innocent building. Yet, underneath the…

WWII “Dambusters” Couple Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary

Ian Harvey

It was in 1943 when Flt Lt Steve Stevens was returning from a mission and was waiting for landing instructions from one of the men…

The Story Of WWII Special Private – Wojtek The Soldier Bear

Ian Harvey

The 22nd Artillery Company from Poland was stationed in Persia, when a young boy who was looking for food approached the men and gave them…

US Army reduces number of paratroopers, say goodbye to the Pathfinders & 508th PIR

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Budget cuts may spell bad news for the legendary Pathfinders and the Red Devils. The U.S. Army are making major and inevitable changes due to…

US nuclear weapons launch code was terrifyingly 00000000

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The launch code to unleash the terrifying powers of America’s most destructive nuclear missiles was as simple as eight zeroes. The secret code, which could…

Explore the haunting relics of WWII

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) WWII defense structures in Wissant I, Nord-Pas-De-Calais in France; photographed in 2012 (2) Hayling Island, Hampshire in England,…

Should ROC commemorate the WWII Allied air raid against Taiwan?

Ian Harvey

According to journalist Wang Ching-hung, the independence of Taiwan would have been granted if President Roosevelt had not affirmed to the ROC leader that Formosa…

Memorial for the Female Secret Agents Of WWII

Ian Harvey

The mosaic memorial has been dedicated to the women who jumped out of RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire, behind the enemy lines to help resistance troops in…

Taiwan Exhibit Commemorates Flying Tigers Squadron

The Flying Tigers, formally known as the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), was a WWII air squadron composed of US pilots from the USAAF (United States’ Army Air…