Planning to Raise a WWII Dauntless Dive Bomber from Lake Michigan
Consideration is being given to raising a WWII era dive bomber aircraft that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1943. If the lift is done, the…
USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma Set to Sail Again for the US Navy
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced that two new Virginia-class submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma in honor…
SB>1 Defiant ‘Supercopter’ Will be the Fastest Helicopter in The world
Lockheed Maritn and Sikorsky have unveiled their very different concept for a military helicopter – the SB>1 Defiant. According to a statement from Sikorsky, the…
Grave of ‘Man With The Iron Heart’ Reinhard Heydrich ‘Defiled’
The police in Berlin are investigating the opening of the unmarked grave of SS officer Reinhard Heydrich, key architect of Hitler’s Final Solution, nicknamed the…
British Commando Took Out ISIS Fighter With a WW2 Fairbairn-Sykes Knife
A British commando with the Special Boat Service (SBS) killed an ISIS terrorist with a World War II-era Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife. It is thought to…
Norway to Capped U-864 That Was Leaking Mercury into the Sea
A WW2 U-864 had become an environmental nightmare due to toxic cargo it holds. Sunk off the coast of Norway in February 1945 while transporting…
Ceremony to Mark the 80th Anniversary of the Death of Captain of the Graf Spee, to be Held in Argentina
Inge Nedden, daughter of Kriegsmarine Captain Hans Langsdorff of the Graf Spee, will honor her father in a ceremony this Christmas, many miles away from…
New book recounts the last Christmas of World War II
How was Christmas celebrated and experienced during 1944, the last year of World War II? This question is answered in the newly published book Christmas…
Last Japanese Survivor From the Battle of Peleliu Dies at 98
The Battle of Peleliu was one of the bloodiest and most deadly conflicts in the Pacific Theatre and claimed more than 12,000 lives, which is…
Pain, Drill & Boot Camp: Secrets of Sam Mendes’s Epic 1917
Sam Mendes, director of the WWI movie 1917, spent time ensuring that every detail of the film was historically accurate, and the result reflects his…
Divers Use WW2 Equipment To Return A Crew Member To USS Arizona
Divers from the Army conducted a unique and poignant internment when they lowered an urn containing the ashes of Lauren Bruner into the wreck of…
‘Masters of the Air’ from Hanks & Spielberg Set in Norfolk Finally Happening
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are teaming up on a miniseries about US airmen in World War II. While it had appeared that the show…