HMS Belfast – By Geoff Moore
It may be camouflaged but still its hard not to miss the distinctive shape of a World War II Royal Navy cruiser in the middle…
LT. ALEXANDER BONNYMAN JR., MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT by Richard Brook
Just outside Knoxville, TX, in the Highland Memorial Park, stands a memorial for Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, JR. If you look closely at the photo you’ll…
WWII “Candy Bomber” Revisits His “Candy Bombing” Days
Known as the original WWII “Candy Bomber” [Rosinenbomber], retired Colonel Gail Halvorsen revisits his “candy bombing” days with a recreation of his iconic candy drops in…
A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES
A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and one American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris Q.…
Why Was Audrey Hepburn So Slim? She Almost Died Malnourished in World War Two
The slim, shapely and elegant body of actress and icon Audrey Hepburn was mostly associated with her love for ballet and the years she spent…
The World War Two US Army Deserter That Was Hung For His Crimes
The story of a World War Two US Army deserter who caused criminal chaos in Rome during the war has been uncovered. Werner Schmiedel was…
The Rise and Fall of Graf Zeppelin, the Nazis’ Only Aircraft Carrier
The Nazis having their own aircraft carrier is a scarcely known story but that didn’t mean it did not occur. Here’s the account of the…
Goodbye, Lt. Col. Elridge Williams, One of the Last Surviving Tuskegee Airmen [1917-2015]
Another Tuskegee Airman, the first all-black military flying unit that came into being during WWII, passed away – Lt. Col. Elridge Williams – leaving the…
Remote Pacific Island Yields Remains of Brave WWII Marine
Brave WWII Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. can now truly rest in peace as his remains were discovered in the remote Pacific island…
‘Meet the Hitlers’ tells story of Hitler’s distant family
Howard Stuart-Houston died in 1989 at the age of just 32 in an unexpected car accident. But since his death it has been revealed that…
Greeks look to World War One reparations as way out of debt
[Via] The Greek debt crisis has dominated the news for weeks now, and as Greece tries to work out how it can get out of…
American Researcher Donates U.S. Airmen’s Records to the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, England
WW2 Researcher Bill Beigel hopes to reunite airmen’s stories with families searching for answers American military casualty researcher William L. “Bill” Beigel, who has researched…