WWI Planes Put up Massive Show at Caboolture Airport (Watch)
One poorly recognised fact from World War I is the contribution made by the Australian Flying Corps, the predecessor to the Royal Australian Air Force.…
Top 5 Facts – Ireland’s Easter Rising In The Midst Of World War One (Watch)
A century ago nationalists from the Irish Republican Brotherhood stood up against British rule on the Emerald Isle. The Irish capital of Dublin became ground…
Decorated Second World War Veteran ‘Snow’ Fairclough Passes Away in Perth, Australia
A survivor of the infamous Burma-Thailand railway in the Second World War, Milton Thomas ‘Snow’ Fairclough, has passed away in Perth. The Returned Services League…
West German Government Was Full of Ex-Nazis After World War II
For over two decades after the end of World War II, almost 100 members of the Nazi party held high-ranking positions in the West German…
Children’s Book Author And WW2 Veteran Find Lasting Friendship – Completely By Chance
Michele Spry was looking for a veteran pilot from World War II to interview for a children’s book she was writing in 2014. She is…
History Professor Claims Hitler Wrote Another Book Two Years Before “Mein Kampf”
Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler wrote a biography of himself that predates the autobiographical “Mein Kampf” by two years, maintains history professor Thomas Weber from the…
93-Year-Old American Flying Ace In Online Spat With British Twitter Users
A war of words has erupted between American flying ace Chuck Yeager and some British Twitter users. Via his Twitter account, Yeager, now 93, has…
Remembering Australia’s Part In The Vietnam War
Australia Post has unveiled its plans to celebrate Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War by releasing a new stamp issue to coincide with Remembrance Day.…
Hanoi Hannah, Trinh Thi Ngo, Dies at Age 85
Trinh Thi Ngo was the soft-spoken radio announcer known as Hanoi Hannah to the American troops in Vietnam who were entertained by her even as…
America’s Ugly History: The 1863 New York Draft Riots
Pretty much every nation has some unfortunate or downright ugly history. The American Civil War is often viewed through a somewhat black and white lens.…
WWII Medals Which Were Found In Drawer Have Been Returned to their Rightful Owner
Susan Terry was thrilled with the little dresser that her husband, Clay, had just brought home from the charity shop. Little did she know that…
Tank Profile: The M4 Sherman Medium Tank – The Most Iconic American Tank To Date
Perhaps the most iconic American tank in history, the M4 Sherman medium tank, remains the trademark of WWII. Since it was relatively cheap and easy…