The Persian Thermopylae: When Alexander The Great Nearly Lost His Empire In Battle
The Battle of the Persian Gate is not well-known, despite it being almost identical to the Greek stand at Thermopylae, only with reversed sides. A…
Reward Offered: 92-Year-Old World War II Veteran Has Been Recording His Memoirs, But Now They Have Been Stolen
Melvin Suda tried to join the Navy when he was seventeen, but his father wouldn’t sign the application. So Suda took an apprenticeship making bullet…
“We were enemies then. We are friends now” – Veteran Hopes to Return World War Two Flag to Japan
Marvin Strombo, 93, served in the US Marine Corps during World War II. While fighting in the Battle of Saipan in 1944, he recovered a…
A Hero Overlooked by History – British Resistance in the Occupied Channel Islands in World War Two
British policemen, ‘bobbies,’ on Britain’s Channel Islands during the Second World War could certainly identify with Sam Riley, a Scotland Yard detective struggling with the…
New Documentary Sheds Light on the Early Years of the Elite Special Air Service’s Founder
A BBC documentary makes the claim that Lieutenant Jock Lewes, founder of the elite Special Air Service (better known as the SAS), was deeply enamored by…
Flying Fortress Second World War bomber visits Eugene, Oregon
A bit of Second World War flying history, a B-17 Flying Fortress, called the ‘Madra Maiden’ touched down March 6 at Eugene, Ore., as part…
Thousands Evacuated in Düsseldorf After WWII Bomb Discovered
Construction workers in Düsseldorf recently uncovered an unexploded British bomb from World War II. Officials evacuated 8,000 people, shut down a major roadway, diverted air…
Carmel Connolly, The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force Veteran who sold over a Million Poppies has died
Hundreds turned out recently for the funeral of 105-year-old Carmel Connolly who sold more than a million poppies after serving in World War II. She…
Headstone replacement service for fallen World War II airman
The gravestone of an American soldier killed in the Second World War was changed to one featuring a Star of David in keeping with his…
Jack Lucas: He Fought the US Marines to Get at the Japanese
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, many Americans were understandably enraged. One person was so enraged, in fact, he fought the US military for the right…
When One Man Attacked The USA With His Militia at His Back – Pancho Villa
In 1916 WWI was ravaging Europe. Neutral countries were on edge, striving to stay out of the conflict. Then the southern border of the United…
The Channel Dash – A Fast-Moving Naval Battle Of WWII
Most of the naval action of WWII took place in the vast spaces of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but there were also confrontations in…