US Gov’t. Shutdown Could Affect WWII Vets’ Memorial
On the occasion that the US government does shut down, the National Park Service are going to put up barricades around the National Malls’…
World War II Vet Lives 100 years to Tell Pearl Harbor Tale in Vivid Detail
There are only a few souls who get to reach the golden 100 years of age. Fewer still are able to tell the tales of…
Battle of Normandy: Witnesses Relive D-Day Landings with Never-Been-Heard-Before Accounts
The aspiration of the Normandy Veterans’ Association (NVA), supported by The Independent and its many readers, is finally coming into realization. An appeal to create…
92-Year Old WWII Vet, Buys Back Home from Daughter to evades eviction by her
A 92-year old WWII decorated veteran successfully buys back his house from his daughter, thanks to the funds raised online. “I had this house for…
George Lucas’ Red Tails: Is It Worth the Watch?
When Star Wars creator George Lucas started putting together Red Tails in 1988, he was met by countless block stops along the way. He ended up financing most…
Heroes of World War II (Part 2)
Here are some of the individuals who emerged as heroes of the Second World War – a mix of diplomats, soldiers and even enemies…
24 real Heroes of World War II (Part 1)
“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death – that is heroism.”…
DVD GUDERIAN’S TANKS – From Panzer I to Kongistiger. – Review by Mark Barnes
Once the narrator puts a cork in it for a bit, the DVD gets properly under way with a quite stunning sequence of beautifully choreographed pre-war propaganda films showing armour, aircraft and much more on exercise.
War Hero Returns to the Battlefield of Arnhem
War hero Geoff Roberts, now at the age of 94, visits the battlefield at the Netherlands to commemorate the loss of his comrades thanks to…
How the US Nearly Detonated a Nuclear Bomb over North Carolina
One of the biggest fears of the Americans during the Cold War era was the possibility that Soviet Union might drop an atomic bomb on…
High-Tech Innovation Used In WWII Excavation
A bunch of army reserve engineers have lent a hand in locating and excavating a wreckage of a WWII Spitfire, a British single-seater war craft…
Shaftesbury: New War Memorial to be Removed
The new war memorial in Shaftesbury Abbey erected just a few feet away from an older war monument will most likely be removed and kept…