Banzai Cliff, The Site of Hundreds of Suicides at the End of the Battle of Saipan
Banzai Cliff, also known as Suicide Cliff, was the site of a massive group suicide which took place during World War II. Located on the north side…
A Son’s Long Journey To Uncover His Pilot Father’s World War Two Story
Before his father’s funeral in 1973, Ken Elder Bledsoe knew little about his father, Vernon Elder, or his Second World War experiences as a tail…
World War Two Warplane Propeller Was Pulled From A Lake And Now Graces A Rhode Island Memorial
A propeller from a Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat flown in World War II is now at the Charlestown Auxiliary Naval Airfield Memorial in Ninigret Park, Charlestown,…
Dedicated Divers Exploring World War Two Plane Wrecks In Pacific Atoll Lagoon
Some of the best scuba diving in the Pacific Ocean is reputed to be the deep lagoon of Kwajalein Atoll, because of the American and…
The Proud Military Career Of Matthew Tinley, Doctor, Officer, And Vice-Presidential Nominee
Matthew Tinley was born in 1876 in Council Bluffs, IA. He completed his education at Council Bluffs High School in 1894 and very soon after…
A Son Tracks Down The Story Of His Father’s Terrifying Crash Landing In World War Two
Synchronicity is defined as a meaningful coincidence. The story of one soldier, his family, and connections to Starkville, MS., meet that definition. Karl Wilson Carlson…
Women’s Battalion of Death: First World War All-Female Forces From Russia
As Russia’s soldiers suffered from sinking morale during World War I, the deteriorating and unstable Russian Government threw together a battalion of women fighters in an…
8 Facts: When Finns And Snow Resisted The Soviet Invasion In The Winter War
As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one in which it would easily…
“PANZER III: Owners Workshop Manual” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
We are back after an extended break with yet another outing from Haynes Publishing. This time round we get a detailed look at a true…
The Awesome AMX 13 – France’s Post-WWII Tank Design Features An Oscillating Turret And Is Still Used Today
Following the fall of France in 1940, the country’s development of armored vehicles was suspended for a period that lasted throughout WWII. France probably had…
Surviving A Kamikaze Attack: A Story From USS Callaway During The War In The Pacific
January 7, 1945. USS Callaway (APA-35) was steaming towards Lingayen Gulf, in the Philippines, as one ship in a massive invasion fleet. Onboard she had…
Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers – Thomas McDonald
Thomas McDonald: excerpt from the book “My Father’s War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers” by Charley Valera. In 1944, 1st Lt. Thomas McDonald was the…