Fort Drum Buildings Named to Commemorate Two WWII Veterans
Two buildings in Fort Drum – edifices used for training facilities – are set to be named after two WWII veterans. Army officials of the…
World War Two Avenger Aircraft to Be Restored To Its Old Glory
A World War Two Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft that was used in 1943 is set to receive an all-encompassing refurbishment work on a scale…
A WEEK IN GALLIPOLI – By Mark Barnes
Mark Barnes takes us on a tour of the Gallipoli battlefield, the scene of a great victory for Turkey during the Great War. Eleven long…
“Unconditional Surrender” Sculpture Visits Normandy
The 8-meter sculpture of the Times Square kiss named Unconditional Surrender went to Normandy, the scene of the WWII D-Day landings, for a one-year visit. Unconditional Surrender,…
NATO is the Representative of Nazi Germany Says Fidel Castro
Cuban communist politician Fidel Castro compares NATO to Nazi Germany’s SS and says America and Europe are war-mongering. Speaking against America’s policy in the Middle…
USS Houston Discovered in Java Sea
The wreckage of the USS Houston, a ship destroyed by the Japanese in 1942, has been found in the Java Sea. In many ways, the…
Alaska: Keepsakes of a Nuremberg Stenographer to be Auctioned
Anchorage, Alaska – Carbon-copy transcripts of the Nuremberg Trials, these are but some of the mementos of a Nuremberg stenographer that will be put up on…
WWII Dreaded German Bomber Salvaged in French Mountains
The remains of the dreaded WWII German bomber known as the Dornier could be any history enthusiast’s discovery of the year but locals are less keen…
Austria: Town Officials, Seen in Nazi Basement Footage, Resign
Austria – Two conservative town council members in eastern Austria left the People’s Party and resigned from their town posts after a documentary Nazi basement footage…
Germany: Installed Swastika on Pavement, Accidental or Deliberate?
A construction firm in Germany is under fire due to a swastika shape which took form from a supposedly fitting of a random set bricks…
John F. Kennedy WWII Letters Auctioned Off for $200,000
A trove of letters sent by John F. Kennedy during WWII went down under the hammer recently for a huge $200,000. The letters were sent…
Rare Coast Guard Cutter Pictures Surface
It has not been that long since LIFE.com uploaded a number of rare Coast Guard pictures taken by a deceased veteran by the name of…