World War 2 | War History

Highest-Ranking American Survivor Of D-Day Has Died

General Seth McKee, the highest ranking survivor of the D-Day invasion in the Second World War, died at age 100 in Scottsdale, AZ, in December.…

The Awesome P-47 Thunderbolt In Action Over Europe In WW2 – Watch In Full Color

‘This is how we changed the face of Italy, from the air…’ So declares the narrator, famed actor and United States Air Force hero James…

This Japanese Soldier Survived In The Jungle For Decades After WW2 (Watch)

Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was deployed to Lubang Island in the Philippines in December 1944. He was 22 years old. His orders as an intelligence officer…

Resignations And Apologies After Nazi Cosplay Event Causes Offence In Taiwan

Parade around in a Nazi uniform complete with a swastika in any North American or European city and there would be outrage, and, in some…

Working To Recover The Remains Of Second World War U.S. Servicemen In India

The remains of U.S. servicemen missing since their aircraft crashed during World War II in the Himalayas may have been found, say Department of Defense…

In 1935, A Team Of Nazi Explorers Set Out To Begin A Colony On The Amazon River

Deep within Brazil’s Amazon rain forest, there’s a Nazi grave flanked by a towering cross with a swastika in a cemetery close to the isolated…

Long Journey Of A Medieval Tapestry Which Decorated Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

A 16th-century tapestry that once hung in Adolf Hitler’s retreat high in the Bavarian Alps was recently returned to Germany after a 65-year disappearance. The…

New Expansions For World War Two First Person Shooter Game From New World Interactive

“Day of Infamy” is a standalone expansion to 2014’s “Insurgency.”  It’s a First-Person-Shooter based on World War II and has just entered Early Access Beta…

After More Than 70 Years, A WW2 Pilot From Wisconsin Is Recovered In France

A group of volunteers from the UW Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project have successfully recovered a plane that was shot down in France…

Amazing Story Of Veteran Who Refused To Abandon His Mission In Spite Of Terrible Wounds

Ken Cranefield served in the No 233 Squadron of the RAF during World War II. He dropped supplies to the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem…

Oldest American WWII Veteran May Have To Leave The Home He Built Himself

The oldest living US veteran of World War II likes to sit on the porch of the house he built on the east side of…

Christine Granville: One of the Early Leaders of Female Special Ops Agents

Born Krystyna Skarbek in Poland, Christine Granville became one of the most important early female players in the British Special Ops. Working in Nazi-occupied Poland…