An Extraordinary Tale of Burmese Elephants in World War II Combat
Working as a forest manager for a British teak company in the Burmese colony, James Howard “Billy” Williams came into contact with the domesticated Burmese…
10 Most Significant Battles of the Second World War
It was not named World War without a reason. It was the second of its kind to be fought on a very large scale that…
LIBERTY ROADS – Review by Mark Barnes
Warning! Don’t buy this book on the assumption it has lots of fantastic photographs – it has. Don’t buy it on the breezy notion you…
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla Attends Battle of Britain Memorial
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were some of the special guest in attendance of this year’s Battle of Britain Fighter Association service of thanksgiving and…
World War Two: Friendship Through Pain, Camaraderie and Valour
Seventeen heroes of World War Two has built a long term friendship among themselves through the pain, camaraderie and valour they shared together while in…
WORLD WAR II IN CARTOONS – Review by Mark Barnes
Giving chase to my recent review of Mark Bryant’s look at the cartoons of World War I is this similar volume from him looking at…
Capturing the Secret Funeral of General Roosevelt Jr
General Theodore Roosevelt Jr did not live for long after the Normandy landings of World War II. The memory of his funeral, however, may last…
Site of Crashed B-17 Revisited
Troy Hollar was a turret gunner on a B-17 during the Second World War. He and his crew met misfortune in April of the war’s…
From cradle to grave, the tale of the inseparable couple from war to death
Bert and Mary Barnsley were simply inseparable. From the moment of birth to their last…
Remains of WWII fallen soldier identified to be PFC Gordon and will finally come to rest in his hometown
His family thought he was dead. He was reportedly killed in combat on August 13, 1944 when the U.S. Forces failed in their mission to…
Police officer charged with felony for the death of WW II veteran at nursing home
Park Forest Police Officer Craig Taylor was recently charged for accidentally shooting repeatedly to death a World War II veteran using a bean-bag gun at…
French and US volunteers give honor to WWII heroes by adopting their graves and telling their stories
France is no stranger to brutal wars in history including one where American soldiers and German soldiers clashed in fierce battle. Today, volunteers from both…