WWII Kentucky 3rd Infantry Division Soldier a Step Closer to Posthumous Medal of Honor
A World War Two US Army soldier from Clinton County, Kentucky is set to receive a Medal of Honor sixteen years after his death. Garlin…
World War Two Prisoner Of War Survivor Recalls the Wooden Horse And Great Escape
A World War II survivor, Mac Colquhoun, recalls strolling the grounds of his prisoner-of-war camp with bags of dirt hidden beneath his clothing. The 98-year-old…
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…
Armored Personnel Carrier Converted Into Funeral Hearse For Veterans
Military veterans are being given a new option to travel to their final resting place. Military enthusiast, Nick Mead, has spent half a year on…
Convoy Veterans Defy British Warnings to Visit Crimea
In an open defiance to British Authorities’ advice, three Second World War veterans have made the trip to the hostile Crimea Peninsula to pay respects…
VOICES FROM THE FRONT – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
I want to let Peter Hart tell you what his excellent new book is about: “This is an oral history of the British military involvement…
World War Two Veteran Receives Act of Kindness When A Stranger Pays His Groceries To Thank Him
A World War Two veteran had his groceries paid for him pay a grateful stranger. Eight nine year old Fred Mayhew from Hampden, Maine said…
Military cemetery worker charged with theft of veterans’ headstones
A military cemetery worker from Rhode Island in New York is being investigated for stealing over 150 war veterans’ headstones. The headstones have been found…
World War One Trenches To Be Reconstructed In Glasgow
[Via] During the 100 years commemorations, a park in Scotland is due to recreate World War One trenches that resemble the Great War’s frontline. The project…
CHINDIT Versus JAPANESE INFANTRYMAN – Review by Phil Hodges
They say”Never judge a book by its cover.”Well I don’t agree with that. Especially when I’ve an Osprey Book in front of me. In fact…
Pacific veterans return to World War Two battle sites
Retired Lt. Col. Kenneth “Scooter” Barclay is seen during a recent tour of World War II battlefields with The Greatest Generations Foundation. 70 years after…
Some myths about the start of the Revolutionary War of America
The towns of Concord and Lexington saw the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Although the outcome of the war is well known among historians…