The 92-Year Old US Pacific War Veteran Who Travels America Teaching Young People To Learn From History
Retired Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin is a man on a mission, and that mission is to speak to young people across America about…
An Unexpected Threat to the Success of D-Day: The Clues to a Crossword Puzzle
To end WWII in Europe, the Allies planned a massive assault on Normandy, France, in 1944. Over 5,000 ships, 1,200 planes, and almost 160,000 men…
The Crews Gave So Much – Powerful Pictures of the American WW2 Plane, the B-17 “Flying Fortress” Bomber
The Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber’s first flight was on 28th July 1935. In total, 12,731 units were built between 1936-1945! The nickname “Flying Fortress” was…
90-Year-Old Texan Rancher Remembers his Time With a B-17 Crew in WW2
On February 15th, 1945, Roland Kinzer turned 19. On that day, Kinzer participated in the firebombing of Dresden with the rest of the crew of…
Stalin’s Great Purge: Over A Million Detained, More Than Half A Million Killed
The Great Purge, also known as the Great Terror, was Stalin’s way of dealing with political opposition. Brutal and without mercy, he instigated the greatest…
Milne Bay – The first Japanese Land Defeat of the Second World War
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…
Breathtaking Images – Crashed Luftwaffe Planes During The Battle of Britain
The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having…
BMW’s Dark History In the Second World War
Although it has been 70 years since WWII ended, the memories are raw for many. Some people and – in this case – some companies…
By Sacrificing Himself Coastguard Douglas Munro Saved 500 Marines From Being Slaughtered
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…
The Browning Automatic Rifle M1918 BAR
The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…
Judge Rules Against the Original Owner’s Descendants in WW2 Looted Artwork Case in Pasadena
It is a well-documented fact that during WWII, when Europe was in such turmoil, Nazi Germany looted millions of dollars worth of artwork from the…
Flying Vintage 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…