World War 2 | War History

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…

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…

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…

Long After WW2, A Veteran Returns an Important Family Heirloom

It was April 1 in 1945 – just a month before the end of World War II – when Private First Class Harold Lowell and…

Wreckage of a Mustang and a Mustard Gas Mine – World War Two Relics Unearthed

The construction of the Northern Distributor Road at Norwich has thrown up a couple of archaeological finds from the First and the Second World Wars.…

10 Things You’ll Never Learn About WWII in History Class

David Herold

Everyone learns about World War II from their high school history classes. It’s inevitable. Hitler’s tyranny, the Holocaust, the attack on Pearl Harbor; these events…

5 Quick Facts About Japan’s Deadly WW2 Kamikaze Pilots!

A major turning point in the Second World War was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Not only did December 7th, 1941 see the death…

92-Year Old Ernie Albus is Running to Raise Money for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

Last Saturday, flanked by six other runners, Ernie Albus jogged down Highway 84 east of Nahunta. He is running from San Diego to St. Simons…

This Hellish Campaign Has Been Largely Forgotten: The Aleutian Islands During World War II

WWII had some very distinct theaters of war. When people think of the war in the Pacific thoughts, go to the sprawling jungles of Guadalcanal…

Simo Häyhä Was The Deadliest Sniper in History, He Was Called The White Death

David Herold

There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. However, if you…