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Australian Pilot Honoured for Fighting In Graignes

An Australian Pilot has been honoured for his bravery during World War Two when he, after being shot down, voluntarily took part in the Battle for…

First UK SAS Soldier To Land In France On D-Day Has Died

The first UK soldier to put his feet on French soil during the D-Day landings has died at the age of 95. Lieutenant Norman Poole…

The English Double-Agent Who Won the Iron Cross

In Jersey there was a respectable establishment, the Hotel de la Plage — an ideal hotel with a respectable landlady and good, reliable staff. It…

First Over There: The Attack on Cantigny, America’s First Battle of World War I – Review by Nate Sullivan

America’s First Battle

As we continue through the centennial of the First World War, the body of literature on the subject continues to grow. Among the most recent…

World War Two spitfire renovated and auctioned for charity

World War Two spitfire

[Via] A World War Two spitfire has been renovated back to its original flying condition and is to be auctioned off for sale. There are…

93 year old World War Two veteran dies

A 93 year old World War Two veteran Royal Air Force officer has died. John McFarland was originally born in Ireland in 1922, but enlisted…

‘Mephisto’ – A Beloved WW1 Tank Giftwrapped for AWM

WW1 Tank

[Via] Most of us would probably complain while wrapping a birthday present, imagine one day at work you are told to wrap a First World…

Operation Fortitude contributed to D-Day success

Operation Fortitude was a secret mission to fool the Nazis and draw any attention away from the D-Day Landings during World War Two. The D-Day…

JAGDPANTHER – Review by Mark Barnes

I haven’t been since the controversial modifications of the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth were completed, but friends tell me they have ripped the guts…

Zeppelin’s first raid on London

The Blitz and Battle of Britain are infamous in British history as the first time Britain had been heavily bombed from the air. But what…

Dutch community adopted the graves of American Soldiers since WW2

Just like every year since the fall of Berlin in 1945, people gathered in Netherlands to pay respects to those who gave lives for their…

Dunkirk Veterans Look Back, on 75th Anniversary of the Evacuation

Dunkirk Veterans

[Via] The moment a Second World War veteran rode an old Norton 16H motorbike, his excitement and enthusiasm was beaming from his face. He spoke…