Shrapnel and Debris From D-Day Invasion Found in Omaha Beach Sand Years After Battle
Today, Omaha Beach in Normandy, France looks like any other northern French coastal beach, with the lapping waves of the English Channel. However, over 71…
D-Day C-47 That’s All Brother is being Renovated and Housed in Dallas
A World War Two C-47 aircraft is being renovated and transported to its new home in Dallas in the U.S. 42-92847 led Mission Albany a…
‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere – Easy Company – Band of Brothers – Statue Dedicated
Recently, hundreds gathered in Philidelphia for the unveiling of the Wild Bill Guarnere statue, about 18 months after the death of the U.S. Army soldier and…
The Story of African American Troops in WWII Britain
Around 100,000 African American troops were stationed in Britain during the Second World War. The treatment they received from their white comrades in arms was…
Nazi Germany’s Maps Of UK Towns And Cities Published For The First Time
The Imperial War Museum has revealed Nazi Germany’s reconnaissance maps of the UK from World War Two. The maps are thought to have been found…
A Veteran Of The Normandy Landings – To brightly shine again?
During 2015 we saw the world remember the events of seventy years earlier and the end of World War 2, each passing day we lose…
VIVE LA FRANCE! Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Stunning books dealing with uniforms, equipment and weaponry have been coming out of France for quite some time and I am never disappointed by the…
WWII Paratrooper Receives Awards the Day Before his Death
A SAS veteran has passed away only a day after being awarded France’s highest acknowledgements for bravery in battle – the white cross and the…
A Student’s New Eulogy for an American Soldier Killed on D-Day
For many, visiting war memorials and reading the names of the countless dead, it’s hard to imagine the real person behind the name. There are just…
RAF North Witham / Station 479 – D-Day Paratrooper Departure Airfield
On the evening of the 5th June in 1944, Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft took off from the USAAF base in Witham, Lincolnshire. The planes carried…
Scottish D-Day Veterans Receive Legion d’Honneur
In a Special Ceremony taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, nine veterans of the Second World War are to receive the highest honors from the French…
WWII 2nd Infantry Division Veteran From Tulsa Still Tap dances (with Video)!
A personal story from World War Two veteran is that of Al Price who served in the US Army’s 2nd Infantry Division and drove a…