Silicon Valley tank collection to go on public display in Massachusetts museum
The family of a collector of war items plans to donate a collection of tanks, missile launchers and armored vehicles to a foundation based in…
Brad Pitt film sparked fury by Filming Nazi battle scenes on Poppy Day
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) US film director David Ayer (2) Brad Pitt on the Set of Fury (3) Shia LaBeouf on the…
Burma War Graves ‘Has Enormous Power To Engage’
Taukkyan War cemetery is located in Burma along the highway linking Rangoon. 6,426 soldiers of commonwealth who died in either of the two world wars…
Hundreds Show Up for Funeral of Family-less WWII Veteran
33-year-old Sgt. Rick Clement was not related in anything to Harold Percival. He never even met the man, not even once. But still, he felt…
George Clooney’s “Monuments Men” Expected in Berlin Film Fest
Recently, Germany and the world witnessed the news about a treasure trove of priceless artworks stashed away in a dingy Munich flat hidden among piles…
Hundreds attended funeral of a British WWII veteran who died alone
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Harold Jellicoe Percival, the WWII veteran who died alone (2) Mohne Dam breached during Operation Chastise and pictured…
Son posts father’s World War II diary online
Veteran Charles F. wrote a diary during the second world war which is now being published by his son. He served in North Africa and…
Doolittle Raiders from WWII are Honored with a Final Salute
The 80 men who risked their lives on a mission to bomb Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor are known as the Doolittle Raiders.…
Nazi Memorabilia Auctions Sparks Outrage on eBay
WWII era memorabilia is a big seller on eBay. Viktor Kempf, 62 years old, specializes in dealing Nazi specific items. One particular item in his…
Rommel and Montgomery: The Fathers Fight, the Sons Make Peace
Bernard Montgomery was one of the British top Generals during WWII — commander of the Eight Army known as the Desert Rats. Erwin Rommel was…