1980 Operation Eagel Claw Commander, Lieutenant General James Vaught, Dies at 86.
Lieutenant General James Vaught was the commander of the 1980 mission to free more than 50 Americans who were held by the Iranians. The General…
America Hasn’t Always Been A War Hungry Nation
There was debate whether or not Iraq should be invaded or if soldiers should remain in Afghanistan. People looked back at World War 2 and…
Controversy Over Nazi War Criminal, Erich Priebke, Who Died at 100 Years Old
Italian officials seized the coffin of 100 year old Erick Priebke, the war criminal who was under house arrest in Rome. The coffin was taken…
Protection required for the Lancaster Bomber KB882
Deep in the woods of Edmonston, New Brunswick lies the Lancaster Bomber KB882. This plane was flew over Nazi Germany for 14 different combat missions.…
Searching for Nazi Planes that are Buried in Seymour, Indiana
The fields of Seymour, Indiana used to be an Army base filled with hundreds of soldiers and civilians. These people had one thing in common,…
Artist Arrested for Sculpting a Memorial Depicting the Rape of Women by Red Army Soldiers
Jeremy Szumczyk is an art student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland. Upon researching the use of rape as a weapon by…
Kent Battle of 1940 remembered as the last battle in British soil involving foreign enemy
The battle between the crew of a German bomber and British soldiers is now being marked in history as the last battle in British soil…
Port Meadow Bailey Bridge Constructed in Two Hours
Did you know that the bridge over the River Thames was built in less than two hours? Oh but it’s true. In 1947, crowds of…
The World War I Ghosts of Verdun Continue to Haunt the French Psyche
Verdun is one of the battlefields that hosted brutal encounters between the Allies and Axis Powers during the World War I. Yet, it is the…
Dramatic Photos that Capture Scenes of Vietnam Released 50 Years Since the War
The Vietnam War is one of the dramatic tales of conflict in the history not just in Indochina but in America. American involvement in this…
World War II movie ‘Unbroken’ is all set to be directed by Angelina Jolie in Australia
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Angelina Jolie in Sydney with her children scouting locations for ‘Unbroken’ (2) Louis Zamperini in recent time (3)…
Jeremy Paxman Calls The Showing of ‘Blackadder’ to Teach Students About WWI, “Plain Stupid”
Journalist and broadcaster, Jeremy Paxman, calls the teaching of World War 1 by showing episodes of Blackadder Goes Forth “plain stupid”. When he spoke at…