The Japanese Concentration Camps
Australian and Dutch prisoners of war at Tarsau in Thailand, 1943. Image Courtesy of Wikipedia 140,000 prisoners of war had passed, during the Second World…
“War is Hell!” According to these 7 Antiwar Films
When we talk about “war” we think explosions, killings, blood and lost human lives. Yes, war, with its being costliness when it comes to money and…
Devoted until the end. The body of an Italian pilot who died in World War II, found on an airplane
A group of Italian amateur researchers has unearthed the remains of an Italian World War II pilot who died in a dogfight with U.S. pilots…
AMAZING: Captain Charles Upham remains the only combatant soldier to have received the Victoria Cross & Bar. Personally responsible for destroying a German tank and several guns and vehicles with hand grenade
When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…
WWII Miracles: Two Airmen SAVED By One Parachute
Do you believe in miracles? The true-to-life and documented story of WWII Australian pilot Joseph B. Herman might make a believer out of you. Night…
RAF Pilot Ray Holmes who RAMMED a German bomber to stop it hitting Buckingham Palace
Let us recall the story of daring RAF pilot Ray Holmes and how his downing of a German Dornier 17 bomber near Buckingham Palace became one…
Band of Brothers – Easy Company – The real story of the attack on Foy
Battlefield guide Reg Jans takes us to Foy (near Bastogne) and tells us about the January 13th 1945 attack. We are shown the locations where…
Nicholas Wide, WWII hero who kept shelling the enemy from his Sherman after it being hit twice by an 88mm which killed the driver
Photo story (Clockwise from left): (1) Photograph of WWII hero Nicholas Wide (2) Added welded plates to the hull and turret of the modified M4…
Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: Liberation of Dachau Part I
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau on April 29th, Alex Kershaw has sent us an extract from his book The Liberator …
‘Victory of Love’ in the Time of War and Chaos – WWII weddings tell amazing stories of resilience and love
During the Second World War, numerous stories emerged of young people getting married amid all the chaos and destruction. One could argue that in times…
Remembering Hiroo Onoda: Japanese Soldier who Fought WWII for 29 Years After It Ended!
Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese soldier a brave and an amazing survivor. However, he was surviving and fighting for a war that has long since…
13 of the BEST World War Two Movies We Could Find! With Trailers!!
We present you a list of thirteen of the best WWII movies of all time. See if your favorite Second World war picture is included in…