US Government Didn’t Have to Close the Monuments
In a recent release of public records, there is evidence that the Department of the Interior knew in advance that two groups of elderly veterans…
A Look Into the Vietnam Tunnels
Huyh Van Chia was only 17 years old when he began to fight as a guerilla soldier in the Vietnam War. When he turned 21,…
WWII Spitfire Transported to RAF Museum in London
The staff of a RAF Museum spent four days removing the propeller and wings before the one of the Spitfire plans that survived WWII was…
Private McAleer Finally Laid to Rest, 98 Years after Death
Private William McAleer passed away in the middle of a sea of choking poison gas, screams, and machine-gun during the Battle of Loos. The date,…
The Australian Film, The Rocket, Banned in Laos
The Rocket, an Australian film, is banned in Laos—the country in which the film takes place. This sheds an odd light on the story that…
Yevgeny Khaldei’s Wartime Photographs
The Soviet Photographer, Yevgeny Khaldei, worked for the Tass news agency between 1935 and 1948, and then worked for the Pravada from 1959 to 1976.…
New Zealand Sailor Turned Star, Vince “Cyclone” McGlone, Passes Away at 97
An old sailor who became a star on television for reciting ‘God Defend New Zealand’ in one of the navy’s more successful recruiting commercials has…
Jewess, Marie Jalowicz, Did What She had to do to Survive
A frightened young girl chose the lonesome allotment garden behind a Berlin tenement block to abort her child. The child was an impossibility if Marie…
Iconic Kissing Sailor Passes Away at 86 Years Old
You probably have seen the photograph and wondered the name of the kissing sailor in Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Life magazine shot. Glenn McDuffie, the iconic sailor…
Bolingbroke to Be Reconstructed in Bristol
The Canadian plane, Bolingbroke, was used to search for U Boats and Japanese submarines. It was brought back from the United States by Bristol Aero…
History From The 1800s Repeats Itself in Crimea
During the 1850s, Russia fought a bloody war against Britain, France, and other nations. One o the larger battlegrounds was Sevastopol. Here the Russia troops…
An Act of Kindness Might Have Denied A German WWI Soldier a War Grave
The German soldier who had killed another man, fulfilled that man’s dying wish. The wish was for a photograph that he was found holding to…