The Day The Royal Marines Accidentally Launched An Amphibious Invasion of Spain
In 2002, a unit of 30 British Marines in a landing craft from the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, armed to the teeth, stormed onto a…
Sid Phillips, The Pacific Fame, World War Two veteran dies aged 91
An Alabama World War Two veteran and US Marine from Mobile, Alabama has died aged 91 years old. Doctor Sidney Phillips passed away this week…
Top 10 Horribly Inaccurate War Movies
The majority of the people do not directly take part in the wars going around the world. Therefore, it is very significant that the people…
Pearl Harbor: 16 Days To Die – Three Sailors trapped in the USS West Virginia
In the aftermath of the attacks on Pearl Harbour during World War Two stories emerged of sailors who were trapped in the sunken battleships, some…
In the Pitch-Black Jungle of Guadalcanal, Marine John Basilone Would Decimate an Entire Japanese Regiment
Often described as the turning point for the Pacific in World War 2, the Battle of Guadalcanal represented the moment that Japanese expansion in the…
One of the Last Known Veterans of the Search for the German Bismarck Passes Away
William Herbert (Bert) Millener recently died on his 103rd birthday. He was one of the last remaining veterans of the gun turrets that helped sink…
WWII Grave Site Reunion as Twins are Finally Together Again
According to their family, twins James and Michael Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Queens, New York City, and did absolutely everything in each…
Seven Bodies from the USS Oklahoma Found and in Process of Identification
Since the December 7th 1941 bombing of the USS Oklahoma, many of its crew are still reported as missing in action. Recently there have been seven…
Sid Phillips, The Pacific Fame, World War Two veteran dies aged 91
An Alabama World War Two veteran and US Marine from Mobile, Alabama has died aged 91 years old. Doctor Sidney Phillips passed away this week…
Victory Over Japan Day Commemorated In The UK
[Via] Alongside Victory in Europe Day which is commemorated every year in May, Victory in Japan Day is also widely commemorated to remember the end…
Remains of Marines located in Gilbert Islands
Remains of Marines which had been lost, have been located on the island of Betio in the Pacific’s Gilbert Islands. The remains have been found as part…
Ernie Pyle remembered for tales of soldiers’ lives in WWII
Ernie Pyle in 1945 [Via] A US war journalist, Ernie Pyle, made a name writing scores of columns about the life and times of frontline…