Second World War | War History

The Remains Of An American Soldier Returned To His Widow After 63 Years

Ian Harvey

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gantt told his wife Clara she should remarry if he does not return from the war but she said she…

WWII and Holocaust are no joke: Committee protests against Kimmel’s anti-Polish ethnic putdowns

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The Anti-Bigotry Committee of the Polish American Congress released an official letter in protest to the series of anti-Polish ethnic jokes which was used recently…

World War ll M1 Garands

Ian Harvey

For those who had been there, the M1s available today are nothing like they used to be in WWII; it seems that the rifles once…

RAAF Pilot Promoted To Flight Lieutenant after 70 years!

Ian Harvey

After he was shot down over Germany, Ken Wright had to spend three years in a prison camp, reason for which he never got the…

Filmmaker Klayman pays tribute to Soviet’s Night Witch in short film

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Alison Klayman, one of the “20 Directors to Watch” by New York Times film critics, created “The Night Witch” to pay tribute to a World…

Jasper Nicholas : World of Tanks

Ian Harvey

Nicholas is the general manager of Wargaming, in the Asia-Pacific region, a place where Wargaming has just begun to engage in some kind of a…

The world gets first glimpse of real-life Private Ryan’s dramatic feat in WWII diaries

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The World War II diary: Real-life Private Ryan recorded his daily experiences during the World War II. He received three medals he won for bravery. The…

Rare WWII “disappearing pillbox” discovered at Evanton

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A rare World War II pillbox that could “disappear” was discovered at what once was a former military airfield in the Highlands. The Pickett-Hamilton fort…

WWII PT305 To Be Restored In New Orleans

Ian Harvey

The boat was built at Higgins Industries in 1943 and measures 78 feet. According to Bruce Harris, director of the restoration, the boat was acquired…

Longtime photojournalist Fred Waters dies at 86

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Fred Waters was a longtime Associated Press photographer. Since 1952, he recorded historical events from the Korean and Vietnam wars to the construction of the…

Long-lost diary of top Nazi Alfred Rosenberg finally recovered and turned over to Holocaust museum

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Alfred Rosenberg was a Nazi before Adolf Hitler became one. He later on served as the Nazi’s interim leader. He is also a known author…

2 WWII Vets Meet In Texas Aged 107

Ian Harvey

On Dec. 13, 2013, Overton, from Austin Texas and Hill, from Henderson, Texas, attended a proclamation presented by Austin Texas Mayor Lee Leffingwell who thanked…