Goodbye, Bill Ash – Texan RCAF Pilot, WWII POW Escape Artist (1917-2014)
Bill Ash, the adventurous native Texan who was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilot during WWII and had attempted over a dozen of daring…
Conscientious Objectors and Their Legacy
The First World War had its fair share of conscientious objectors, people who did not wish to raise arms regardless of their views toward patriotism…
Digital Models Made of WWII Technology
There is no overstating the importance of WWII technology to the victory of the Allies in 1945. It has now been almost seventy years since…
Whiskey 7 Returns to Normandy for Anniversary
The Whiskey 7 is a C-47 war plane which took part in the D-Day invasions of the Second World War. In honor of the seventieth…
Tower of London Moat Converted to “Sea” of Poppies for WWI Centenary
The Tower of London moat will become a “sea” of poppies this summer to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the beginning of the First…
Painful Experience with Artillery Shell Recalled
A veteran of the Second World War who was directly struck by an artillery shell remembers his experience quite clearly. The man is Leslie Stainbrook,…
Band of Brothers Still Remembered
The television miniseries Band of Brothers depicted a brazen unit of the United States military, a shining example of courage and camaraderie. This miniseries was…
The Start of the End for the Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was a barrier between social, economic, and political groups in Europe after the end of the Second World War. It began to…
Remembering the Costly Battle of Monte Cassino
When the Allies decided to go offensive against the Axis powers in Italy’s Winter Line, the ensuing war – the Battle of Monte Cassino –…
Hitler’s Former Party HQ in Munich Set to Open as Nazi Museum
The former Nazi headquarters of the infamous German dictator Adolf Hitler in Munich is set to open as a Nazi Museum. It will be a…
The Surviving Veteran of a USS Indianapolis
The WWII cruiser, USS Indianapolis, sank in 1945. Many lives were lost with the ship, but marine Edgar Harrell was fortunately not one of them.…
Eurofighter Typhoon’s D-Day stripes
See Britain’s Fighters – The Typhoon And The Spitfire Flying Together – Watch From The Ground And From The Typhoon’s Cockpit! Remember the aircraft that…