Groups Reach Agreement To Preserve US Revolutionary War Site
The Institute for Advanced Study and the Civil War Trust reached a settlement in a long dispute over land that the school wanted to use…
Group Plans To Rebuild Second World War Mosquito Fighter Bomber
Twin Rolls-Royce Merlin engines powering a World War II Mosquito fighter bomber may once again be heard in English skies. The People’s Mosquito, a group…
Incredible – Chinese Veteran Who Lost His Sight In WW2 Gets His Wish – To Touch Modern Tanks
Qian Jianmin, 94, a blind veteran of the Chinese army who fought against the Japanese in World War II got his wish – to touch…
He Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor Without Ever Knowing It
The deeds of an Army veteran from Nevada had earned him the highest medal of bravery in the US and never even knew it. 140…
Captain Albert Jacka – The First Australian VC In World War One
By Guest Blogger James Maloney Albert Jacka was the first Australian soldier to receive the Victoria Cross during the First World War. As a result he…
The Austrian Government Will Take Ownership Of Hitler’s Birthplace, But Debate Continues About What Should Be Done With It
Following years of wrangling and controversy, Austria’s parliament has permitted a law authorizing it to seize the house that was the birthplace of Adolf Hitler…
The Mail Plane That Hunted Japanese Planes After Pearl Harbor
On the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, there was a plane with a unique story to tell. It is one of the…
An American Soldier Who Died In The Korean War Is Identified
Army Cpl. Wayne Minard, 19, of Furley, Kansas, was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. They were fighting…
New Naval Destroyer To Be Named For General Who Made History
The US Navy has named a destroyer after a three-star general who was the first black aviator, first black general and first black base commander…
Former German Prisoner Of War Gives Back to Town Where He Was Held Prisoner
Heinrich Steinmeyer was a 19-year-old member of Hitler’s Waffen SS when he was captured in Normandy just after D-Day in 1944. He was sent to…
Holiday Giving Campaign Supports Historic WWII Aircraft: 12 Planes of Christmas
The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing Museum is participating in an online giving campaign to support the organization’s mission of restoring and flying vintage…
The Assault On Messines Ridge – Flanders, 1917
During the First World War, Flanders became some of the most hotly contested ground in military history. Thousands upon thousands of men died in trench…