Battle Of Arnhem Veteran Passes Away
Gordon (Curly) Harding passed away early in December. He was one of only a few surviving members of the 3rd Parachute Regiment that fought at…
The Blimps: The Defenders Of The Skies In Two World Wars
Sometimes a relatively simple solution is the best one. Such was the case in using barrage balloons, often called “blimps,” in both the First and…
Brave Woman Who Saved Hundreds Of Lives In The Holocaust Dies In The US Aged 96
Marion Pritchard, recognized in 1981 by Yad Vashem, the memorial in Jerusalem to victims of the Holocaust in World War II, as one of the…
The Tragic Sinking Of The Ship Leopoldville In WW2
On Christmas Eve, the 66th Infantry Division was called up to join the Battle of the Bulge. Thousands of soldiers wandered the docks in…
A Last Game Of Football Before Going To War
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US military would not allow the Rose Bowl game to be played in Pasadena,…
This Brave Pilot Climbed Out On To The Wing Of His Stricken Bomber At 13,000 Feet
The details behind every Victoria Cross are fascinating, but James Allen Ward may have the most unique tale of all. The 22-year-old New Zealand-born pilot…
Violette Szabo: British Female Spy Killed Behind Enemy Lines
A British Special Ops agent in World War II, Violette Szabo was a posthumous recipient of the George Cross for her impressive work in occupied…
The Perfect, Unkillable Soldier – He Fought In Wars For Almost Fifty Years
Some men have no fear of death, while others have no fear of personal injury. One man snubbed his nose at both, which was why…
Amazing Second World War Metal Detector Finds
Although it may seem like waving a metal detector over the ground is easy, the practice is not as simple as it appears. It…
Return of the Combat Dealers – Finding, Restoring, And Selling Military Relics – Including Tanks
Military artifacts dealer, Bruce Crompton will take on his biggest challenges yet when he returns for a new series of Combat Dealers. Bruce will travel…
Scientific Discoveries From Recent Studies Of The Interior Of The USS Arizona
Clearly, the deputy chief and photographer of the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center (SRC) has been touched by the latest images from the sunken…
Tanker’s Account Of The Battle Of The Bulge In The Second World War
In mid-December 1944, the 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, led by Lt. Col. Creighton W. Abrams, was linked to the 87th Infantry Division and…