Twin brothers recall Korea War experiences
While all veterans talk about the brotherhood that is created amongst men who fight together, identical twin brothers who fought together in the Korean War…
China to hold World War Two commemoration parade
As China prepares to be the latest country to commemorate the end of World War Two, its authorities say that the Western world does not…
World War Two veteran fights back against thugs
A World War Two veteran has saved his own life when he had to fight off two burglars who tried to rob his house. Kenneth…
Marathon – Greek ‘David’ crushes Persian ‘Goliath’
When you are a small city-state enjoying a precarious existence and surrounded by potentially hostile other city states, and especially the military state of indomitable…
THE NEW ARMY IN TRAINING – Review by Mark Barnes
There is something really daft about me reviewing a book by Rudyard Kipling. His writing spoke to millions, although his star is diminished in an…
Hells Highway – 101st Airborne Market Garden Battles South of Veghel (Part 2)
Operation Market Garden, it is September 24th 1944 and we are in the 6th day of the ill fated operation. Earlier that day the Germans…
65 years since the start of the Korean War
The Korean War started in 1950. It started as North Korean tanks made their way across the border into South Korea. The border had been…
Japanese World War Two tunnels revealed
[Via] A secret network of World War Two tunnels built by Japanese troops are giving an insight into what it was like to live and…
World War Two hero V1 Killer pilot’s medals go on sale
The medals of a World War Two hero pilot are being sold off at auction. Joseph Berry was a squadron leader in the Royal Air…
Guest Blogger Geoff Moore: WAR CEMETERY IN YANGON
Although now 70 years ago the often then fierce jungle battles of the Burma campaign are in fact now virtually a lifetime in the past. But…
WATCH: An Extra’s Life – On the set of Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers was a 2001 TV series starring Damian Lewis, and produced by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It is based on a book,…
Hells Highway – 101st Airborne Market Garden Battles South of Veghel (Part 1)
The date is September 24th 1944, Operation Market Garden has dragged on into it’s 6th day and the Germans are about to begin their last…