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Returning To His Fellows: Veteran Who Survived Pearl Harbor Laid To Rest In The USS Arizona

Jessica Marino brought the urn with her grandfather’s ashes in it from New Jersey to Hawaii. She was bringing him so he could be laid…

Call Of Duty: WWII Will Have The Option To Play As A Woman In Multiplayer

As they have in the last few Call of Duty games, players will be able to play as either male or female soldiers in the…

Full Military Honors – American Marine Who Lost His Life In Korean War Is Repatriated

Army Master Sergeant Joseph Durakovich, of Gary, Indiana, was 30 years old when he was killed during fighting with the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF)…

Alabama Marine Who Died At Tawara In WWII Is Returned Home For Burial

Marine Corps Pfc. James O. Whitehurst, of Ashford, Alabama, was 20 when he was killed on the island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in…

This Teacher Is Making WWII Personal For His History Students

Each year, Mark McKay teaches about World War II in his history class at Floyd Central High School. He finds that war to be an…

Cutting Off Nazi Oil Production – The Incredibly Costly Ploiesti Mission – Pictures

In the midst of WW2, on August 1, 1943, the Ploiesti Oil Raid took place over Romania. It was a USAAF Operation with the codename “Tidal…

The Cost Of War: Emotional Drone Footage Of Margraten American Cemetery

A Large number American soldiers who were killed in Europe during World War II were buried there, thousands of kilometers from home. The Netherlands American Cemetery…

How a band of German Pirates Captured 15 Ships During World War 1

On Christmas day, 1916 a Norwegian clipper ship, the Irma, was boarded by the  British cruiser, Avenger. There was nothing particularly unusual, the captain spoke…

5 Military Technologies Invented In WWI That We Still Use Today

The evolution of military technology is an ongoing process, and breakthroughs in new weapons and defensive systems make the news every year. However, many staples…

Wewelsburg Castle – The Nazi Temple of Doom

The castle of Wewelsburg overlooks the village of the same name in Westphalia, Germany. It once belonged to the prince-bishops of Paderborn, and after that…

Scars Of Independence: America’s Violent Birth By Holger Hoock

Acclaimed historian Holger Hoock’s SCARS OF INDEPENDENCE: America’s Violent Birth is an elegantly written and meticulously researched account of America’s founding. In a vital new…

Wargaming Reveals Further Details on WOT Grand Finals 2017

Wargaming is excited to unveil further details about the upcoming and action-packed Grand Finals 2017. With a $300,000 prize pool on the line, 12 of…