Battle of Normandy: Witnesses Relive D-Day Landings with Never-Been-Heard-Before Accounts
The aspiration of the Normandy Veterans’ Association (NVA), supported by The Independent and its many readers, is finally coming into realization. An appeal to create…
92-Year Old WWII Vet, Buys Back Home from Daughter to evades eviction by her
A 92-year old WWII decorated veteran successfully buys back his house from his daughter, thanks to the funds raised online. “I had this house for…
George Lucas’ Red Tails: Is It Worth the Watch?
When Star Wars creator George Lucas started putting together Red Tails in 1988, he was met by countless block stops along the way. He ended up financing most…
All quiet on the Western front: Germans want to forget WWI
Berlin’s Historical Museum got the shockingly small collection of the World War I exhibits. After going through a lot of displays on the grand progress…
Heroes of World War II (Part 2)
Here are some of the individuals who emerged as heroes of the Second World War – a mix of diplomats, soldiers and even enemies…
War Hero Returns to the Battlefield of Arnhem
War hero Geoff Roberts, now at the age of 94, visits the battlefield at the Netherlands to commemorate the loss of his comrades thanks to…
How the US Nearly Detonated a Nuclear Bomb over North Carolina
One of the biggest fears of the Americans during the Cold War era was the possibility that Soviet Union might drop an atomic bomb on…
High-Tech Innovation Used In WWII Excavation
A bunch of army reserve engineers have lent a hand in locating and excavating a wreckage of a WWII Spitfire, a British single-seater war craft…
Shaftesbury: New War Memorial to be Removed
The new war memorial in Shaftesbury Abbey erected just a few feet away from an older war monument will most likely be removed and kept…
2012: Sunken WWII Fighter Plane Found in Waters Off Miami Beach
Randy Jordan took his boat, Emerald Diver, out in the middle of December, 2010. The weather was good, and the visibility was good underwater, so…
Help Needed for Proper Burial of a WWII Vet
Jack Poly had showed his patriotic spirit when he served the country as a soldier during the Second World War. His good spirit had not…
World War II Drama Stalingrad Chosen by Russia for Oscars (with Trailer)
The Russian Committee for Oscars chose Fyodor Bondarchuk’s action-drama film of the WWII period as the country’s contender in the Oscars’ race for best foreign-language…