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Quincy Man William Caddy: WWII Hero at Iwo Jima

What set William Caddy from the rest of the American soldiers who fought during WWII? He gave up his life for his comrades by throwing…

Joe Rosenthal and WWII’s Most Iconic Photo from 69 Years Ago

The raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima by five marines and one Navy corpsman is, perhaps, WWII’s most iconic picture as it was able…

Meeting A Veteran – By John Henry Phillips

Guest Author

We grow up on stories of World War 2. From being a child pretending a fallen twig is a gun, to the extra excitement when…

Czech Pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain Passes Away at 95 Years Old

  In Prague, fighter pilot Miroslav Standera has passed away. Standera fled Czechoslovakia so that he could fight alongside the British and French air forces…

Whiteman Leaders Deliver Long-overdue Medals To WWII POW

Ian Harvey
WWII POW

Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. called him again last month, almost five years since he was the guest of honor at the annual remembrance day…

Lost D-Day Helmet Finally Reunited with Its Canadian Owner

Approximately seventy years ago, George Johnston was a member of the North Shore Regiment’s B Company in the Second World War. From 1940 to 1946,…

Singapore: The Marsiling Tunnels Tour to Celebrate Battle of Singapore

This year is the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Singapore and to celebrate this, the country’s National Heritage Board launched a new tour –…

A French Woman Adopts the Grave of James Lange

The family of James Lange has never had a chance to lay flowers at the grave of the departed soldier. The 19 year old soldier…

China To Philippine President Aquino: We Fought Hitler In WWII

Ian Harvey
Aquino

President Aquino was recently reminded that China fought alongside the Allied Powers against Japan and Germany during the Second World War, after he linked China’s…

Pink Floyd Roger Waters Unveils Memorial To His Father Who Died In WWII

Ian Harvey
Memorial

His father was killed in the south of Rome, during a fight between the British soldiers and the German forces, seven decades ago. Waters dedicated…

Canadian Boy in iconic WWII photo, ‘Wait For Me, Daddy’, returns to spot where the image was taken after 70 years

Siegphyl

After seven decades, the boy rushing toward his father who was then marching off to join the Second World War, Warren (Whitey) Bernard, revisited the…

RAF FIGHTER PILOTS OVER BURMA – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

We are back, after a brief intermission, with a book from the Images of War series. This one comes courtesy of the highly respected Norman…