The WWI Soldier Who “Promised to be Home for Christmas” But Never Did
WWI soldier Private Charles P. Johnson promised his younger sister Mamie and his family in his letter that he would be home for Christmas to have…
‘The frenetic lifestyle’ Dixon veteran shares story of duty assignments throughout Army career
By Jeremy P. Amick “Frenetic” is an adjective clearly describing the lives of many of those who have chosen the military as a career—and the…
USS Houston, being raided for salvage and valuables
An investigation and resulting report by a joint US-Indonesian Navy team has found that the USS Houston, located in the Sunda Strait is being raided…
World War Two unexploded ordnance legacy is finally cleared from the Pacific island of Bougainville
In an interview on New Zealand’s Dateline Pacific radio programme, Captain Richard Capel has described the recent de-arming and removal of remaining World War Two…
Soviet soldier turned French Resistance officer dies at age of 95
World War Two Soviet soldier, Nikolai Vasenin spent the war working tirelessly against German forces. But when he returned to the USSR after the war,…
MAJOR & MRS HOLT’S BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO YPRES SALIENT & PASSCHENDAELE – Review by Phil Hodges
What better way to review a book than on an actual road trip of the area? Excellent idea! Well, actually It proved to be tougher…
Memories of WWII Vet Ed McCarron and the Dog Tag He was Recently Reunited With
WWII veteran Ed McCarron got reunited with the dog tag he had lost somewhere in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during the Second World War. Know the…
Goodbye, WWII Codebreaker Sir Arthur Bonsall (1917-2014)
Sir Arthur Bonsall – WWII codebreaker and former head of GCHQ, Bletchley Park’s successor after WWII – passed away last November 26, 2014 at the old…
Soviet spy who gathered intelligence from Japan’s 1945 atomic bomb sites has died at the age of 101
Even though it was the final months of World War Two, the USSR remained vigilant at the prospect of an impending clash with the West.…
Tour de France Heads to D-Day’s Utah Beach in 2016
D-Day’s Utah Beach will be one of the spots in route of the Tour de France this coming 2016. Mont-Saint-Michel, one of the most famous tourist…
Permanent memorial to Britain’s Korean War dead unveiled in London
As veterans from both World Wars dwindle in number, so too are those who took part in the Korean War of 1950-53. Therefore, to ensure…
JRR Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series inspired by real-life World War One experiences
It is little known that the battles of Middle Earth are in fact based and inspired by JRR Tolkien’s own World War One experiences and…