World War 2 | War History

The Korean War Will Not Be Forgotten In Waterloo, Iowa – The Local Museum Is Playing Its Part

Squeezed in between the Second World War and the Vietnam War, the Korean War is often referred to as the Forgotten War. The Sullivan Brothers Iowa…

Full Military Honors: Second World War Bomber Pilot Identified By The DPAA

Full military honors will be accorded to the remains of a missing Second World War U.S. serviceman following identification after being returned to his family…

Government Urged To Remember the Spitfire Workers and Crews with New Monument

The Member of the British Parliament has urged the government to fund a national memorial to the Spitfire fighter that was the star of the…

Passing of a Veteran: He Saved His Ship But Was Only Honored 60 Years Later

Ian Harvey

Carl Clark has passed away at the age of 100. Clark received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal in 2012, 60 years after his…

Sainte-Mère-Église Church – Where One Trapped D-Day Soldier Watched Helplessly As His Mates Were Killed (Watch)

Sainte-Mère-Église Church – Where One Trapped D-Day Soldier Watched Helplessly As His Mates Were Killed (Watch) In June 1944, the fate of the modern world…

The Incredible Role of the International Red Cross and The Red Crescent Movements during WWII

The role of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during the Second World War remains largely unknown to the wider public, but the…

After Pearl Harbor, A Japanese Pilot Crash-Landed On A Hawaiian Island And Tried to Occupy It

In 1941, a lone Japanese pilot tried to capture the Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau. The natives responded by holding a luau for him. Though part…

P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank

As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…

Top Dog – Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2

The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…

Some Survivors Of The Pearl Harbor Attacks Choose To Return There At The End Of Their Lives

Jack Beckett

The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship which was built for and by the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. She was named in honor…

Flying Tigers Veteran Glen Beneda Never Forgot How The Chinese Saved His Life, Nor Did They Forget Him

When the US entered WWII, many believed they’d lose because Japanese victories kept piling up at America’s expense. Historians claim that the Battle of Midway…

5 Hidden War Messages That Weren’t Found Until Much, Much Later

Sarah Cooper

Messages from the front lines of war or from soldiers currently fighting were, and still are, sent home on a regular basis. Some of these…