Nancy Wake: Special Ops Agent And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted
A British Special Ops agent during World War II, Nancy Wake was a wartime beauty, and not a person to be messed with. She was…
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…
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…
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…
Poetry Handwritten By Anne Frank Sells At Auction For A High Price
A handwritten verse by Anne Frank, who died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp only months before World War II ended, sold recently for €140,000 – that’s…
Date Set For Completion Of Historic Hawker Typhoon Restoration
After a 70-year absence, the sound and sight of a Hawker Typhoon will be heard in 2024 over England’s skies. The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group…
The New Eisenhower Memorial – Honoring The Man Who Was A WW2 General And 34th US President
Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and leader of American forces during World War II, is to be honored in a park in…