Second World War | War History

Salida man twice survived the attacks of the Second World War

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Second World War

91 years old Fred Rasmussen from Salida, Colorado, U.S. talks about his experiences in the military service at the time of the Second World War.…

Albania’s bunkers converted to Museums

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bunkers

During the Cold War period Albania’s communist regime built an underground bunker to escape from the nuclear attacks of United States and Soviet Union. Now…

Second World War: The backdrop of the movies in the race for Oscars

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Second World War

Whether it is a moviemaker or studio where movies are made both of them love to make war movies. On the other hand audience also…

Propaganda by Hollywood’s Greats in War documentaries

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War documentaries

During the Second World War some of Hollywood’s greatest movie producers and directors produced propaganda movies and presented to the public as authentic documentaries. The…

US warship under makeover

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US warship

A US navy cruiser which was used during the Second World War is now found as a floating museum on the waterfront of lake Erie…

Will the Chinese wartime forced labourers get justice this time?

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wartime

An association of lawyers, academics and forced labourers and their families in China have sued two Japanese companies that forced Chinese men and women as…

Wreckage sites of 3 WW-II fighter planes at Loktak Lake identified

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Loktak Lake

Seventy years have passed since the Second World War and we are still discovering previously unidentified wreckages of fighter planes and wartime artefacts. Recently, three…

Bill the man of strong will

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Bill

Second World War veteran paratrooper Bill made his final jump at the age of 93. Bill is a man of strong will whose target achieving…

WWII Love Letters Reveal How Three WWII Soldiers Contend for One Woman’s Heart…

A series of recently discovered WWII love letters unveiled how three WWII soldiers contented for the heart and the hand of one woman. Teal Davis…

James Vidler: The Royal Air Force veteran with a distinguished career of 50 years

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Royal Air Force

Mr James Vidler, veteran from British Royal Air Force, breathed his last at the age of 92 on 13th November, 2014. He is survived by…

Lawrence Benner, the tail gunner tells his tale

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tail gunner

Lawrence Benner, a crew member of the Lancaster bomber aircraft reflects on his journey as a tail gunner during the Second World War. A Tail…

Richard Blyth pays a tribute to his fellow colleagues whom he lost in the war of Walcheren during Second World War:

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Richard Blyth

88 years old veteran soldier Richard Blyth talks about his experiences of allied invasion of Holland. There he was a part of the Combined Operation…