The Great Retreat of World War One remembered
During World War One, the retreat from Mons, also known as the Great Retreat, was the Allies’ retreat to the River Marne, at the end…
Battle of the Bulge remembered by US veteran
The Battle of the Bulge has become one of the most well-known battles of World War Two, since it was the Germans’ final attempt at…
Tom Hanks awarded for role in World War Two movie, Saving Private Ryan
American actor, Tom Hanks has been awarded an American Spirit Award from the National World War Two Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tom Hanks praised…
The True Story of One World War II Pilot’s Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front
Captain Robert Trimble was a US B-24 pilot, turned spy, during World War Two. After surviving 35 missions in six months of bombing raids over…
10th Mountain Division – Skiing World War Two veterans – Reunite in Colorado
World War Two veterans from the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division have been reunited on Colorado’s slopes for a ski day in commemoration of the…
World War Two airplanes arrive at Tucson
A squadron of World War Two airplanes have arrived in Tucson to join the Commemorative Air Force, a volunteer group which restores and flies World…
Monopoly In WWII – How It Was Used Help Prisoners of War Escape!
Monopoly, a well-known board game was invented in the early 1900s. By the time of World War Two it had become a firm favorite. However…
FROM THE IMJIN TO THE HOOK – Review by Mark Barnes
Given the age I am it was inevitable that my progress through school and early years of work would be punctuated by contact with former…
‘To posterity’ Legacy of “Great War” veteran lives through American Legion Post 5
By Jeremy P. Amick Established in 1919, the American Legion Post 5 in Jefferson City, Mo., was founded through sacrifice of combat veterans seeking to…
Calls for Polish World War Two hero General, Stanislaw Maczek to be honoured
Scottish Members of Parliament are calling for a memorial to be built in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh in honour of Polish World War Two…
New online exhibition of World War One prisoner-of-war paintings
A World War One British Army Lieutenant Colonel learned how to while away the hours as a prisoner-of-war in Germany, by taking up drawing and…
German film-makers document the Germans who fought back against Hitler
On the 70th anniversary of World War Two, German film-makers commemorate and tell the real stories of those Germans who tried to fight back against…