Some Survivors Of The Pearl Harbor Attacks Choose To Return There At The End Of Their Lives
The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship which was built for and by the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. She was named in honor…
In the Trash – Berlin Wall Sections Found in German Landfill
When the Berlin Wall came down, some sections were left standing to commemorate the German nation’s 44-year long division that followed WWII. A reporter was…
Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2
The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,…
How The Dutch Royal Family Was Evacuated To Britain In May 1940 Using The Bank’s Armored Car And a Destroyer
Despite tensions between Britain and the Netherlands over territorial disputes in South Africa, things changed when Germany invaded the latter in 1940. Shortly after, the…
P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank
As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…
Stackpole Pair: “Armored Champions” and “Over There” – Reviews by Mark Barnes
Stackpole Books have a reputation for some really good archive photo and general history books and here are two very different titles I am pleased…
10 Facts About The First Allied Victory of World War One – Battle of Mount Cer
The Battle of Mt. Cer was the first Allied victory of World War One, taking place between 12-24 August 1914, during which the numerically inferior…
Here is the Teaser Trailer for the New World War II Spy Thriller With Brad Pitt
Set in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II, “Allied” stars Marion Cotillard and Brad Pitt and as two spy assassins who fall in love during…
After Pearl Harbor, A Japanese Pilot Crash-Landed On A Hawaiian Island And Tried to Occupy It
In 1941, a lone Japanese pilot tried to capture the Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau. The natives responded by holding a luau for him. Though part…
Mike Novosel (Medal of Honor) and Mike Jr: The Father-Son Vietnam Medevac Team Who Rescued Each Other
Imagine flying into heavy enemy fire to rescue your son who was shot down. Alternatively, imagine rescuing your injured father under the same circumstances. All…
The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher
By Peter Van Pelt of Belgium, This story is a follow-up to the article on the dog tags of Frank H. Norton Jr. In February 2016…
The Incredible Role of the International Red Cross and The Red Crescent Movements during WWII
The role of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement during the Second World War remains largely unknown to the wider public, but the…