A Sailor’s Life For Me – A day in the life of a Royal Navy Sailor from 1806
The life of a sailor has never been easy, and during wartime, it is doubly true. It was particularly so in the Royal Navy at the…
Sergeant Stubby: an Unlikely Hero of WWI
He fought in WWI and became an American hero with nine medals. After the war, he met three presidents and attended university despite standing a…
The US Camel Corps: An Abandoned 19th-Century Army Experiment
The US Army does not immediately come to mind on hearing the words “Camel Corps.” Instead, armies in Northern Africa or the Middle East, maybe…
Abdol Hussein Sardari – the Iranian Schindler – Saved Many Lives in WW2
During WWII, people found different and creative ways to save Jews from internment and death. Perhaps the most unusual method involved using Nazi racial laws…
National World War I Museum and Memorial Announces New Board of Trustees Appointments & 2017 Officer Slate
The National World War I Museum and Memorial announced the appointments of Dave Ebbrecht, Andrea Hendricks, Tim Kristl and John Sherman to the organization’s…
Two Special Exhibitions & Latest Operation Series Event Highlight March Events at National World War I Museum and Memorial
The debut of a pair of special exhibitions – one focusing on the drawings of French school children during the Great War and another featuring…
The Mighty Russian T-34 Tank Held Its Ground During Operation Barbarossa In World War Two
The German Wehrmacht had it relatively easy when the Soviet Union was invaded during Operation Barbarossa in 1941— until they came up against the Russian…
Japan’s Emperor and Empress Meet With Children Abandoned by Japanese Soldiers After WWII
The royal couple of Japan, 83-year-old Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko, listened to Vietnamese children whose Japanese fathers abandoned them after World War II.…
Soaring Valor: World War Two Veterans Take A Special Journey
Dave Fleischer is a 96-year-old World War II veteran from East Dallas. Just 21 when he joined the army, he still remembers hearing the bombs…
WWII Veteran To Receive Pension He Has Fought For, Aged 90
Ex-gunner Govinda Raju joined the Indian army in October of 1942. He was just 18 at the time. He served in the Royal Indian Army…
Freshly restored World War II motor torpedo boat Restored for rides at Museum
World War Two PT boat 305 is back in the same dock it was in back in 1943. The freshly restored World War II…
New Book Highlights the Plight of Poles During The Second World War
Helen Bitner-Glindzicz became a fan of history while a student at Rosemount Primary School in Derry during the 1940s. 70 years later, Helen has now…