PLEASE READ: Jacklyn H. Lucas – Mr Immortal. Awarded the MoH age 17 -used his body to shield three members of his squad from two grenades
For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…
Pacific veterans return to World War Two battle sites
Retired Lt. Col. Kenneth “Scooter” Barclay is seen during a recent tour of World War II battlefields with The Greatest Generations Foundation. 70 years after…
WWII ‘Pacific Theatre’ – two survivors share their experiences from the war
Like any other war, the Second World War brought us all levels of propaganda used by both sides. For the US marines, the Japanese were…
Big Guns – Battleship USS Missouri Shock & Awe [WATCH]
BB-63, the USS Missouri “Mighty Mo” is an Iowa-class United States Navy Battleship, the third that was named in honor of the US state of…
13 of the BEST World War Two Movies We Could Find! With Trailers!!
We present you a list of thirteen of the best WWII movies of all time. See if your favorite Second World war picture is included in…
Last of the ‘Navajo Code Talkers’ has died aged 93
Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the ‘Original Navajo Code Talkers’ has died at the age of 93. He was one of the 29-member…
Japanese Emperor leads official World War Two commemoration on Peleliu
At the beginning of April, the Japanese Emperor and Empress made an official visit to the remote Pacific island of Peleliu in remembrance of hundreds…
Japanese Veteran was refused a seat at a WWII memorial ceremony
After having survived one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Pacific War, a Japanese veteran was told he could not join other Japanese attendees at…
70 years since Allied attack on Tokyo
Seventy years ago this March, Allied forces began the air raid bombing of Tokyo. The air raids weren’t a new tactic since the Allies had…
“Come and fight a Gurkha!” he yelled, lost his right hand throwing back a grenade then “single handedly” defended his post for 4 hours against 200 enemy soldiers killing 31
Never mess with a Gurkha. Not everyone knows this, but then again, many people don’t know what a Gurkha/Gorkha is. Gurkhas were a branch of…
War-torn Warbirds: Haunting Images of B-24 Liberators
The B-24 Liberator was, together with the B-17, the workhorse of the United States Army Airforces who used it in every theater of operations. It…
First down on Yamato! By Barry Smith
On the morning of Saturday, April 7th, 1945 tension aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) was times a thousand. The fighter pilots with Hornet’s Air…