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WWII Pillboxes out in the Northumbrian wastes.

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  OK! Who dunnit?????  Stand up that man! I wandered lonely as a cloud that wanders over vale and hill. When all at once I…

Generous Donation Made “Ohi” Day Celebration in Greece Possible

October 28 is an important day in Greece’s calendar – it is the day when then Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from 1936-1941)…

Archive of Spielberg’s Schindler’s List consisting of 52,000 interviews about Holocaust transferred from U.S. to Poland

Photo story (From left to right): (1) Influential filmmaker Steven Spielberg photographed on 3rd October, 2013 (2) In Spielberg’s epic historical film ‘Schindler’s List’ based…

Review of WWII-Based Flight-Simulator Video Game: Secret Weapons Over Normandy

2003 was the release date of a game that comes straight out of WWII. ‘Secret Weapons Over Normandy’ is a game that was released for…

Aircraft Restoration Company shows off refurbished Rolls-Royce Spitfire

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The Rolls-Royce Spitfire, PS853, was flown into the skies once again at Duxford, Cambridgeshire last Tuesday, October 9, 2013. The Spitfire took to the skies…

Remembering “Band of Brothers” and WWII Hero Frank Perconte (1917-2013)

Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in…

Looking back on the Life of WWII Vet Frank Perconte: His Strong Friendship with “Band of Brothers” Actor James Madio

James Madio is an actor while the late Frank Perconte was a WWII veteran…they had nothing in common or so it seemed. For when James…

PRESS RELEASE: WWII US Army Enlistment Records Now Online

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The web-based project, WWII US Army Enlistment Records, originally started out as a personal experiment and means by which I was able to document the…

Divers locate Battle of the Atlantic lost shipwrecks from the Second World War

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Dozens of shipwrecks have been documented on a seabed during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic. The ships that sunk come from both…

4 teens arrested & charged with capital murder in the lethal mugging of 87 year old WWII veteran ‘Shine’ of Greenville

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Thornton crowned King of Delta Hot Tamale Festivals held in 2012 (2) Shine with his wife Mary (3)…

English Soldier’s Life is Saved by His Knowledge of French Slang

Arthur Staggs was a soldier who was parachuted into enemy territory of France during WWII. He recently passed away at 100 years old. November 17,…

After 70 Years of Silence, ex-British POW Talks About the Horrors While Constructing the Death Bridge

70 years has passed since the “Death Railway” was completed. A 95 year old British POW speaks out about the horrific working conditions. Sir Harold…