Heziel Pitogo

Heziel Pitogo is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Heziel Pitogo:

MP’s Offer for Help Over WWI Centenary Snubbed by Norfolk County Council

Chloe Smith, Conservative MP for Norwich North, was very saddened at the negative response she got from Norfolk County Council when she wrote to them…

New Churchill Bust Inside US Capitol Unveiled

“Winston Spencer Churchill was the best friend the United States ever had.” This was House Speaker John Boehner’s statement in the unveiling of the new…

First Minister Disclosed Wales’ Plans for Honoring WWI Centenary

Wales’ First Minister Carwyn Jones has disclosed that the country indeed has plans to commemorate First World War’s Centenary celebration this coming November 2014. He…

Germany: WWII Vintage Bomb Uncovered in Frankfurt’s Railway

Frankfurt, Germany’s rail travel was disturbed for two hours last October 19 when a WWII vintage bomb was discovered near one of the rail lines…

Generous Donation Made “Ohi” Day Celebration in Greece Possible

October 28 is an important day in Greece’s calendar – it is the day when then Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from 1936-1941)…

Remembering “Band of Brothers” and WWII Hero Frank Perconte (1917-2013)

Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in…

Looking back on the Life of WWII Vet Frank Perconte: His Strong Friendship with “Band of Brothers” Actor James Madio

James Madio is an actor while the late Frank Perconte was a WWII veteran…they had nothing in common or so it seemed. For when James…

WWII Drama “The Imitation Game” Starts Filming with main Actors Cumberbatch, Knightley

A different Benedict Cumberbatch was seen in an equally different-looking King’s Cross station last October 20, Sunday. Second World War Drama   The 37-year-old English…

Documentary Sheds Light on Kanawaga’s Secret WWII Facility

Noborito laboratory’s history had been shrouded with mystery for years in part because most of the documents pertaining to the Japanese secret weapons facility had…

Remains of American WWII Bomber Found in China’s Yangtze River

Four fishermen looking for crabs in China’s Yangtze River discovered a wreckage of what looked like a plane last week. The remains was identified as…

WWI Airmen Deaths Showed Humanity, Chivalry Amidst WWI Monstrosity

There might have been more humanity expressed in the First World War than what we have been told or led to believe after all. In…

WWII Letter Surfaced After Nearly Seven Decades

Lisa Lynde went to a estate sales in Michigan and bought herself a wooden bureau from the event. She had it shipped, then, to Grand…