The Origins and History of The Last Post
Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song…
Isle of Wight bunker turned into home
A World War Two underground air raid bunker in the Isle of Wight has been sold to a couple who would like to convert the…
First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor
World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…
Trying to Disprove Truth – The Holocaust Deniers
Why would anyone want to deny the Holocaust ever happened? How can they bring into question historical facts and eyewitness testimony? It all comes down…
Bay of Pigs – The ‘perfect failure’ of Cuba invasion
In 1961, the US government sponsored an invasion of Cuba to overthrow its prime minister, Fidel Castro. Though originally planned by the CIA under President…
Hitlers Plan To Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill At The Teheran Conference
Many assassination attempts were made on Hitler’s life. Yet, not so well-known are the Nazi assassination plans for the Allied leaders – President Roosevelt, Prime…
Bristol’s Wartime Blitz Remembered
Seventy-five years after the UK experienced its worst bombing raids in the Blitz, the western city of Bristol has commemorated one of its severest attacks.…
Tuskegee Airmen’s Flight Instructor Dies at Age 96
The Tuskegee Airmen of World War Two became famous for their efforts as the first Army Air Force African-American squadron. Now one of their last surviving flight…
The Fall of the Aztecs, The Bloody Path to Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan was an absolutely amazing city. The city was larger than any in Europe at the time and held approximately 200,000 people with some estimates…
The Massive Floating Dry Docks of the Pacific Fleet That Could Carry Battleships and Aircraft Carriers You Never Heard About
The United States Navy, during World War 2, decided to create a temporary forward base utilizing service stations; these stations meant the United States Navy…
B-29: Phosphorus burned through his flesh to the bone. His body on fire, he stumbled into the cockpit
The most amazing story. Henry Eugene “Red” Erwin, Sr., (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and…
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, American Hero Who Saved Hundreds of Jewish Soldiers in WWII
Perhaps there is a point in a soldier’s life, where he is so certain that he might die that he would rather dictate the terms…