Orphan 32: Searching For The Orphans Of Saigon
Campbell was only a baby went he was put on a plane to Canada in 1975, during the final days of the Vietnam War. When…
Friends Who Served Together As WAAF Reunited After 70 Years
Not just that Bessie, 89, and Millie, 90, worked together as WAAF radar operators, but they also lived 12 miles away from each other, without…
Historian Says WWI Might Be Happening Again After All
Historian Margaret MacMillan believes that the modern-day world has many similarities with the build-up to the First World War. The ‘war to end all wars’…
Monongahela airman killed in WWII revered in Holland
During a radio speech she gave from England in 1942, Queen Wilhelmina promised that the Netherlands would never forget those who fought and gave their…
Letters Of A World War II Navigator
In his book, ‘The Wild Blue’, Stephen Ambrose explained the selection process used by the AAF. According to him, after men would pass their exams,…
25 Lost WWII Masterpieces Found In Munich Apartment Have Been Identified
Germany has revealed 25 of the over 1,400 artworks found in the Munich flat early last year. Among them were found masterpieces by Chagall, Matisse…
WWII Navy Veteran who enlisted when only 16 years old tells his amazing story!
Judy Bebee, a friend of Gene and his family, wanted to write his story and make it into a scrapbook for his two grandsons but…
The Last Flying B-29 Superfortress Is Returning To Florida
The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic aircraft will land at 10 Florida airports, along with P-51 Mustang The Brat III and other Second World War planes,…
British Mariners Awarded For Arctic Convoy During WWII
The Arctic Convoy saved millions of lives during the Second World War, by delivering vital supplies to the Eastern Front. Over 3,000 former servicemen have…
15,000 people attend march to remember a Ukrainian resistance fighter
For some, Stepan Bandera was a respected leader who became responsible for Ukraine’s liberation movement, while others described him as a Nazi collaborator. Most of…
Germany Seems To Ignore WWI Centenary
Although Britain has already invested over £50million in public money, for the commemoration of the start of World War I, academics couldn’t hold back from…
Operation Legacy: How Britain Destroyed Thousands Of Colonial Files
According to the National Archives and the Foreign Office, over 8,800 colonial-era documents have been eliminated by UK authorities in former colonies. The program, named…