Second World War Veterans And Others Given Well-Deserved Awards
There are movie stars and then there are genuine stars. Rube Wolf, 90, is one of them. The Second World War veteran, who had served…
Restored WWII Spitfire to Fly Again
Jimmy Jeffrey crashed his Spitfire in Normandy during World War II. A group of villagers risked their lives to save him from the Nazis that…
Audie Leon Murphy: World War Two Hero, Medal of Honor Recipient, and Mega-Star
Some people are so amazing it is hard to believe they are real. One such man started out in the real world, moved on to…
Soaring with the Warbirds – Flying WW2 Planes in Oregon
Today’s modern air flights mainly consist sitting in a cramped seat and looking out of a tiny window. But flyers in Central Oregon had the…
Historic Sunken German Submarine Discovered Resting 3,000 Feet Below The Waves
German researchers have discovered the ruins of U-581, a Nazi sub that sunk near the Azores in February 1942. The VIIC U-boat, 220 feet in…
Underwater ghosts: Trio Of World War Two Plane Wrecks Discovered Off The Solomon Islands
The unforgettable remains of fighter planes shot down during a mammoth Second World War battle have been photographed 185 feet beneath the waves. Dramatic pictures…
An Original “Schindler’s List” Is Expected to Make $2.4m at Auction
One of the authentic “Schindler’s lists,” the papers used by the German industrialist Oskar Schindler to save the lives of more than 1,200 Jews during…
This Heroic US Coastguard Signalman Sacrificed Himself To Save 500 Of His Fellows At Guadalcanal
The United States Coast Guard was founded on a tradition of taking small boats into dangerous conditions to save lives. This skill made Coast Guard…
Twelve Days Of Hard Fighting – The Australians Defeat The Japanese At Milne Bay In World War Two
Reprinted with permission from Australian Bunker and Military Museum Milne Bay is located on the south-eastern tip of Papua. Before World War II, most of the area’s…
The Human Bomb – The American Airman Who Jumped From Stricken B-17 Without A Parachute… And Survived
In 1943, an American airman participated in the bombing spree of a French town, resulting in incredible devastation. The man wasn’t satisfied, however, so he…
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…