An Interview with Gary Slaughter – Author of Sea Stories
Since 2004, you have authored a highly-successful series of five Cottonwood novels. Now you have written an autobiographical account of your service as a Navy…
World War I Camouflage Trick Might Be Reworked For the 21st Century
Ships were painted with zebra stripes in hopes of evading and deceiving the enemy during World War I. It was not entirely clear how effective…
Japanese Fire Balloons and the Tragic Tale of the Last WWII Casualties on US Soil
The Revolutionary and the Civil War tore North America apart, but the World Wars and most subsequent conflicts have been largely fought beyond its borders –…
What happened to the 732 Jewish orphans who were brought to Britain after WWII?
Memories tend to be elusive and are by their very nature subjective and intangible. To capture them in a physical form – and to do…
Canadian Centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge Will Be Very Special
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a defining moment in Canadian history. More than 10,500 Canadians were wounded – about 3,600 of them killed –…
Postwar Warsaw Rebuilt from 18th Century Paintings
Polish and Nazi forces clashed violently in and around Warsaw in August of 1944. Polish citizens sought to free themselves from the “dark, black and…
George Kennedy – War Hero and Movie Star Died Age 91
Tall, muscular and fair-haired, George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born into a show business family on the 18th February 1925 in New York. He died at…
Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day
During WWII Juan Pujol Garcia played an important role in deceiving Nazi Germany about where the D-Day landings would occur. In gratitude, the Nazi’s awarded him an…
Frankly, I enjoyed the war! Totally Crazy Story of Victoria Cross Hero Who Tore Off His Own Fingers, Lost An Eye, Was Shot In The Skull & But Still Went Back to Battle
It reads more like the unbelievable exploits of the Terminator. But the remarkable heroics ofLieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart are entirely true.…
World War Two Hurricane Excavated From Beachy Head
The daughter and granddaughter of a World War Two Polish pilot have helped to excavate his plane near Brighton in England. Kaziemierz Wünsche crash landed…
A Chaplain at Belsen: Unseen Photos of ‘Hell on Earth’ by Tom Marshall
The temporary sign erected by the British shortly after the camp was liberated. The images contained in this article may be shocking, but are included…
Good bye, WWII Vet and Actor Bob Hastings! (1925-2014)
Best known for his role as the clumsy Lt. Elroy Carpenter in the 1960s TV sitcom McHale’s Navy, actor and real WWII vet Bob Hastings – born…