D-Day Memorial And The Bedford Boys : 70th Anniversary
According to President April Cheek-Messier, this might be the last big gathering at the National D-Day Memorial, as the youngest veterans are now in their…
US Army reduces number of paratroopers, say goodbye to the Pathfinders & 508th PIR
Budget cuts may spell bad news for the legendary Pathfinders and the Red Devils. The U.S. Army are making major and inevitable changes due to…
World War II PoW’s name to be removed from war memorial after he was discovered to have survived until 1989
A prisoner of war during the World War Two was presumed to have died in the hands of the Nazis. Recently, it was discovered that…
Investigations Continue: WWII’s Lawrence S. Gordon mystery is yet to be solved
U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon grew up in Saskatchew and later on went to work in Wyoming. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, he…
WWII surveillance images of Gold beach sold for over £3,000 at auction
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sophisticated technology was used by spitfire pilots to plot images of Gold beach; Mont Fleury was one of…
Stanislaw Maczek, 102, General of Polish Armoured Division in WWII
General, Stanislaw Maczek of polish was a combat commander during the world war two died at his home in Edinburgh, at the age of 102.…
Major General Patrick Kay- WWII Royal Marine and a pioneer of amphibious commando warfare
Photo story (From left to right): (1) WWII Royal Marine Major General Partick Kay (2) British Commandos at Sword Beach area at approximately 8.40 am…
Remembering “Band of Brothers” and WWII Hero Frank Perconte (1917-2013)
Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in…
Looking back on the Life of WWII Vet Frank Perconte: His Strong Friendship with “Band of Brothers” Actor James Madio
James Madio is an actor while the late Frank Perconte was a WWII veteran…they had nothing in common or so it seemed. For when James…
US Govt. shutdown effects stretch across the Atlantic- Tourists enraged at US D-Day Cemetery site in Normandy
Photo story: (Clockwise from top left) (1) American troops wade ashore on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France (2) Ships protected by barrage balloons landing supplies at…
Looking Down On War – THE NORMANDY INVASION: JUNE 1944 review by Mark Barnes
Looking Down On War – THE NORMANDY INVASION: JUNE 1944 Imagery from WWII Intelligence files By Colonel Roy M Stanley II, USAF (Ret.) Published by Pen…