Spitfire Planes to Honor Normandy Landings
Seventy years after the Normandy landings, Spitfire planes such as those used in the invasion are being used to commemorate the event. Such aircraft darkened…
Landing Crafts Used in Normandy Were American-Made
During the Normandy invasion of WWII, several landing crafts carried large numbers of vital military personnel to the beaches. Without these boats, the invasion would…
First World War POWs: Forgotten Victims
Britian’s PoWs from the First World War suffered more atrocities than their Second World War brethren; however, their stories are not talked about, much less…
Old Documentation Provides View of WWII Journalism
The world of WWII journalism worked much differently than today’s reporting. Much of it was done through telegraphs which were printed onto ticker tape, but…
Imperial War Museum Offers Vet Free Admission
Kenneth Bright, survivor of the Normandy landings, planned on going to the Imperial War Museum for one of the commemoration ceremonies marking the seventieth anniversary…
Controversy Surrounds Sobibor; the Unknown Ex-Death Camp in Poland
Authorities plan to construct a visitor’s center and other buildings in the epicenter of where 250,000 Jews were slaughtered in Sobibor, a former death camp…
Today’s Spending Cuts Would Have Lost WWII
According to historians and military experts, modern military spending cuts would have made World War Two impossible for the current UK forces. This theory is…
Restoring WWI Graves in Bacup
In the small English town of Bacup, numerous WWI graves are seeing restoration at the hands of military veterans. This is a necessary act of…
Child Soldier (aged 14) from First World War Honored
A child soldier named John Condon joined the ranks of Britain’s army during the First World War, and now is being honored for his young…
Germany: Graves of British WWI POWs Who Died in Captivity are Now Marked with Headstones…Finally
After almost 100 years and in time for the 100th year of the start of the Great War, graves of British WWI POWs who died…
‘Sports’ Played in WWI Trenches Revealed in Documents Digitized by The National Archives
The National Archives has published documents revealing the various ‘sports’ played by soldiers while in the trenches during the Great War. The ‘sports’ range from…
Campaigners for WWI Heritage Shorncliffe Garrison
Campaigners believe that the Shorncliffe Garrison, which was used as a training camp during the Great War, is ‘under threat’ as there are plans to…