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World War II Photos Make Their Way Back to Their Rightful Owner

Stephanie DeVoid never expected to meet the man who grew up in her West Seattle home in Seattle. Last week, DeVoid told of her discovery…

Incredible Footage of the WW2 Japanese Battleship Yamato Goes on Display at Museum

The clearest and most detailed footage of the WW2 Japanese battleship Yamato is now on display at the Kure Maritime Museum, commonly referred to as…

Holocaust Survivor and Member of the “Jewish Avengers” Dies Aged 91

Joseph Harmatz, a Holocaust survivor who led a daring attempt to get revenge against their Nazi captors, passed away at the age of 91. Ronel…

The Last Survivor of the Babi Yar – When 34,000 Innocents Were Massacred by Nazi Soldiers

Raisa Maistrenko clearly remembers Babi Yar. How could she not, the last survivor of the worst atrocity of World War II where 75 years ago…

Missing Both Legs, This RAF Fighter Ace Took Out 22 Germans Planes, Then Escaped Multiple POW Camps

Life with amputated legs can prove difficult for even the most mundane of tasks require extra effort.  But trying taking on the German Luftwaffe and…

This Is How Japan Tried To Set The U.S. West Coast Ablaze in WW2- It Nearly Worked

Most believe that those at Pearl Harbor were the only casualties on American soil during WWII. Not true. There were more in Oregon. The Japanese…

Golfing Heroes Who Served In WWII

Ian Harvey

When World War II broke out, it was only natural that many annual sporting events were sacrificed in the name of military service and national…

The American Fighter Pilot Who Served in Two Wars and Shot Down 16 Enemy Planes

The American aerial mission over battle-scarred Western Europe may have been short and sweet, but one pilot managed to stand out from the rest of…

For 59 Days 30 Soviet Soldiers Were Under Siege In This House, They Never Surrendered

The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the best-known battles of WWII. The siege of the city that lasted from 23rd of August, 1942 to…

Watch Stunning Color Footage of the First Flight of the Restored WW2 B-29 Superfortress ‘Doc’

Check out this video of the B-29 Doc roaring into the sky for the first time since 1956. The first flight lasted about seven minutes…

Check Out The Video Of A Rare Soviet T-34 Tank Being Recovered From A River Bed

Ian Harvey

The last remaining Soviet T-34-76 tank produced at the Stalingrad Tractor Factory was recovered from the Don River in southern Russia. The recovery operation was…

After The Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson Traveled Back To England Pickled in Brandy!

Jinny McCormick

A long used euphemism in sailing circles, and in some pubs and bars, refers to slurping liquor from a straw directly from the barrel. The…