US Navy Hero Who Captured German Submarine U-505 Dies
Wayne Pickels was the name of a sailor who helped to capture a U-boat in 1944. Aboard the German submarine, U-505, Pickels and the crew…
Obama visits Flanders Field to honor American soldiers who died in the Great War
Wesley J. Creech, a private, is among the soldiers buried at the Flanders Field Cemetery. The names of the servicemen who died during the First…
Only One British Survivor from the “Great Escape” Remains
Survivor Dick Churchill was one of several men in 1944 who took part in the event that came to be widely known as the “Great…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 3: The engine continued
The aforementioned fan was the only casualty in the recovery as a blade broke off as we unloaded in my yard. Due to the size…
Flora Sandes: The Only Female in WWI and WWII Frontlines
Daughter of the Suffolk rector, Flora Sandes received the upbringing any middle-class girl would have had in her time – hope for a good husband…
John Baskeyfield VC Primary School Has Been Renamed
The John Baskeyfield VC Primary School has generated recent controversy, following its renaming as Saint Nathaniel’s Academy. Several have shown disapproval of the decision, feeling…
WWI Affected Australia More Than Most Know
Australia and her prime minister, Billy Hughes, were relatively unnoticed by the rest of the world at the outset of WWI. When all was said…
Japanese Prime Minister Abe visits Anne Frank house and says “lessons of history” teach about peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has constantly been the subject of criticism from neighboring Asian countries for his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. However, in…
Jumpers ready for D-Day parachute jump on 70th anniversary commemoration
June 2014 will mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings, the start of the end of the Nazi occupation over Europe. It will be the…
Murder of Great Escapers and the mission of the Blackpool police to track down their Nazi killers
The near end of The Great Escape is one of the most tragic episodes in history. Most of the prisoners who tried to flee and…
Sherman M4A4 Restoration Part 2: The Engine
I spent about 9 years gathering parts for the restoration including a spare engine but I did remove the engine straight away to see just…
Royal Air Force Pays Tribute to the Fabled Great Escape
The Great Escape was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Allies, as numerous soldiers lost their lives in the attempt to escape from a…