The First Man to Sink a Japanese Warship – The Battle Of Wake Island
Most people believe that although the Japanese succeeded in bombing Pearl Harbor during WWII, they never managed to occupy so much as an inch of American soil,…
Documentary “Ageless Friends” – An Unusual Friendship Between A Dutch Man And An American Soldier From Another Time
It was the fascination of the personal stories from the Second World War that brought him to the American Military Cemetery in Margraten. There, Maarten…
One Of The Last Of The Tuskegee Airmen Has Died Aged 101
The death of Willie N. Rogers, one of the oldest surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, severs another historical connection to the Second World War.…
The Normandy Landings In Color – A Rare Insight (Watch)
The first shot of the Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944, came not from a gun, but from a camera. One George Stevens, a Hollywood…
USCGC Heriberto Hernandez, Named For A Coastguard Hero Who Was Killed In Vietnam
On October 16, 2015, the United States Coast Guard gained a new Cutter. The 154 foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter was named after a…
Edith Cavell: The British Nurse Who Saved 200 Allies And Had A Huge Effect On WW1
Edith Cavell was a British nurse during World War I, with a history that was tragically cut short. Before her execution at the hands of…
The “Kilted Killer” – The Scottish Officer Who Made Almost 20,000 Of The Enemy Surrender
During and after WWII, the Nazis and then the communists were so annoyed by one man they wanted him dead; and not just because he…
Listen To This Fascinating WWII Radio Chatter From A Lancaster Crew On A Bombing Raid
Taken from Volume 1 of the CD RAF Bomber Command at War, this clip takes you into the belly of an Avro Lancaster B.Mk, I…
The Little-Known Alaskan Campaign Of World War Two
World War II reached far and wide, touching a varied array of countries across the world. Most are unaware, though, that one of these affected regions…
The Next “Total War” Game Is To Be Set in an Era the Studio Has Never Covered Before
Total War Games have a wide-ranging history. The games have been around since 2000 and have covered everything from ancient Rome to Napoleon, the New…
An Appeal To Find Relatives And Friends For Funeral Of US Navy Veteran
Connie Jacobson, the coroner of Wyoming’s Natrona County, had a challenge on her hands: trying to find the relatives or a friend of a 63-year-old…
Pilot And Plane Reunited One Last Time
He did not fly the twin-engine P-38 Lightning fighter from his flying days during the Second World War, but Francis Royal was fortunate enough to…