US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments
In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…
HIGH FLIGHT – The Life and Poetry of Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee – Review by Mark Barnes
My interest in all things military began with aviation. I loved aeroplanes when I was a lad. I progressed to building model kits – the…
Yevgeny Khaldei’s Wartime Photographs
The Soviet Photographer, Yevgeny Khaldei, worked for the Tass news agency between 1935 and 1948, and then worked for the Pravada from 1959 to 1976.…
Jewess, Marie Jalowicz, Did What She had to do to Survive
A frightened young girl chose the lonesome allotment garden behind a Berlin tenement block to abort her child. The child was an impossibility if Marie…
Iconic Kissing Sailor Passes Away at 86 Years Old
You probably have seen the photograph and wondered the name of the kissing sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Life magazine shot. Glenn McDuffie, the iconic sailor…
Another “After Storm” Find – WWII Tank Traps
Tank traps set up for the Nazi Panzer division invading from the west was bared by the recent storms that hit the English coastline…
THREE SIPS OF GIN – Dominating the Battlespace With Rhodesia’s Elite Selous Scouts – Review by Mark Barnes
The Selous Scouts were a special forces unit from Rhodesia fighting against the insurgency which led ultimately to the creation of the state of Zimbabwe…
Hollywood and WWII: How the Finest in the Film Industry Recorded the Most Daring and Bloodiest Battles of the War
When the Pearl Harbor attack resulted to USA officially entering WWII, a few of the army’s senior officers contrived to enlist the help of the…
A surviving Spitfire is broken down to be transported to RAF Museum
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) A surviving Spitfire broken down into smaller pieces to transport it from MOSI to RAF Museum, Hendon on…
Rules of Engagement Members Recreate WWII Bi-Plane For Memorial
A group of aircraft fans have created a memorial that marks one of the most important moments in the past century. The staff and members…
WWII Mines Discovered Deep in the Waters off of New Zealand
Upon the discovery of four unexploded WWII mines in the waters off the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Naval divers are tasked with trying to deactivate them. Japanese…
Second attack on Pearl Harbor commemorated, residents of Tantalus recall the destruction close to home
The second attack on Pearl Harbor in March 4, 1942 was not like the first attack on December 7, 1941. Bombs rained on Tantalus, a…