Churchill had planned to thank US with a copy of Magna Carta
As a gesture of gratitude for its active support for the British cause in World War II, the Prime Minister of Britain, Winston Churchill, had…
Japanese Veteran was refused a seat at a WWII memorial ceremony
After having survived one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Pacific War, a Japanese veteran was told he could not join other Japanese attendees at…
World War Two US soldiers honored in the Netherlands
Thousands of World War Two US soldiers who were killed in action are being honored in the Netherlands. One of them is Stanley McNivick from…
Restoring the last ‘Coastwatcher’ base in the Auckland Islands
The commanding officer of the New Zealand Navy’s HMS Wellington, Lt. Commander Graham MacLean, along with Kathryn Pemberton and Brain Jones, left for New Zealand’s …
The ‘Vietnam War’ – a horror episode in American History
The 29th of April 1973 was the day when the United States finally pulled out of Vietnam and ended the war that the Vietnamese call…
70 years since Allied attack on Tokyo
Seventy years ago this March, Allied forces began the air raid bombing of Tokyo. The air raids weren’t a new tactic since the Allies had…
70th Anniversary Celebrations of VE Day
For the Finest Generation this year’s Victory in Europe Day celebration will mark the last time that they can gather in significant numbers to celebrate…
‘High Hitler’ – a drug history of the ‘Fuehrer’
There is something strange and eerie about the way Adolf Hitler carried himself; everything about him was mysterious and odd. Now, recently discovered historic documents…
‘A missile crisis’ Veteran discusses Cold War experience at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
By Jeremy P. Amick The 1960s was a decade seasoned with many unique cultural events including the civil rights movement and the deployment of thousands…
‘Spirits Homecoming’- a movie of the forgotten ‘Comfort Women’ of WWII
After he saw the painting of Japanese soldiers taking some young girls to a pit of fire, Korean filmmaker Cho Junglae decided to let the…
Story of Alan Carberry – Enthusiasm for WWII C-47 Dakota’s
Alan Carberry of Centerville, Indiana has great love and respect for a WWII plane knows as DC-3. He sees beauty and treasure of history pouring…
Historian finds out that his grand father arrested ‘Heinrich Himmler’
An amateur historians search for the identities of the soldiers who captured the right hand of Adolf Hitler, ended in a personal revelation. He found…