Dresden Museum: Soldiers Confront a Complex Military History
Among the artifacts displayed at the post-1945 section of the Military History Museum in Dresden there is a German vehicle which was damaged by an…
It has become clear that responsibility for Japan’s participation in the war was no one else but Roosevelt,
James Perloff goes on to dismantle some of these misrepresentations of Japan during the Second World War. It has become clear that responsibility for Japan’s…
Friends Who Served Together As WAAF Reunited After 70 Years
Not just that Bessie, 89, and Millie, 90, worked together as WAAF radar operators, but they also lived 12 miles away from each other, without…
Letters Of A World War II Navigator
In his book, ‘The Wild Blue’, Stephen Ambrose explained the selection process used by the AAF. According to him, after men would pass their exams,…
WWII Navy Veteran who enlisted when only 16 years old tells his amazing story!
Judy Bebee, a friend of Gene and his family, wanted to write his story and make it into a scrapbook for his two grandsons but…
The Last Flying B-29 Superfortress Is Returning To Florida
The Commemorative Air Force’s iconic aircraft will land at 10 Florida airports, along with P-51 Mustang The Brat III and other Second World War planes,…
British Mariners Awarded For Arctic Convoy During WWII
The Arctic Convoy saved millions of lives during the Second World War, by delivering vital supplies to the Eastern Front. Over 3,000 former servicemen have…
15,000 people attend march to remember a Ukrainian resistance fighter
For some, Stepan Bandera was a respected leader who became responsible for Ukraine’s liberation movement, while others described him as a Nazi collaborator. Most of…
Doolittle airmen close to being awarded with top congressional medals for daring World War II Tokyo raid
The Doolittle Tokyo raiders flew their planes after the bombing of Pearl Harbor even when they knew they barely had enough fuel to return home.…
Operation Legacy: How Britain Destroyed Thousands Of Colonial Files
According to the National Archives and the Foreign Office, over 8,800 colonial-era documents have been eliminated by UK authorities in former colonies. The program, named…
Lloyd Kilmer Made It Out Of A POW Camp On Liberation Day
Kilmer was from Minnesota and he enlisted in the war in 1942, when he was 21 years old. After finishing his military training, he went…
Donald MacLaren:The Spying Scotsman Who Hunted The Nazis Of New York
While their uniforms were nothing but grey and black suits, their weapons were their ability to make up fast sentences, their manners and maybe a…