World War One memorial wrecked and forgotten is to be recreated
A suburb of Manchester in Salford had 100 years ago commemorated those who left the area to fight in World War One and never returned.…
Civil War Battle of Nashville 150th anniversary re-enactment
Battle of Nashville echoes 150 years later The last big battle of the American Civil War took place in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1864. Today, a…
Jewish WWI Soldier Getting Medal of Honor One Step Closer to Reality A Century On
At long last, a Jewish WWI soldier is closer to being posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Great War after almost…
Goodbye, “Tuskegee Airmen” Pilot Lowell Steward [1919-2014]
Lowell Steward, one of the last few surviving members of the “Tuskegee Airmen”, passed away Wednesday, December 17, in California. He was 95. The WWII vet died due to…
1967 Japanese World War Two movie, ‘Japan’s Longest Day’, in remake
‘Japan’s Longest Day’ is a classic Japanese 1967 movie telling the story of the Japanese surrender to the Allies in World War Two. The surrender…
Cold War nuclear bunker remains sealed to public, calls for site to be restored
A nuclear bunker has been left to disrepair and vandalism, but could be restored as a reminder of the nuclear Cold War era. The bunker…
Christmas Truce Story: Ordered to Kill Each Other, British Captain and German Baron Shared Beer Instead
One hundred years ago, instead of killing each other as they were ordered to do, British Captain Clifton Stockwell and German Baron Maximillian von Sinner…
Germany: Another WWII Bomb Defused in Potsdam
Germany – Another WWII bomb was discovered and defused Thursday, December 18, in the historic city of Potsdam which is situated the country’s capital, Berlin. According to…
Iranians recruit pre-revolution Vietnam War era aircraft for fight against Isis
It is suspected that Iran is keeping and maintaining an aging fleet of aircraft in order to fight Isis and protect itself. A Vietnam War…
Chennault Museum, Louisiana, to return Vietnam War jet to former glory
The Chennault Museum in Monroe, the eighth largest city in Louisiana, is now home to an A-7 E-model Corsair 2 jet used by the US…
D-Day landing boat designer to be commemorated on French coastline
Andrew Jackson Higgins was the brain behind the boats that took Allied troops across the English Channel to Normandy for the D-Day invasion of German-occupied…
Christmas Truce One Hundred Years Ago was Real; Football Match Tales Maybe Not
While there are countless accounts giving evidence to the Christmas truce in the Great War a century ago, the football match so frequently associated with…