World War II: Japanese On American Soil
Frank Von Arx was on duty in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska when he wrote this letter to his friend Frank Gartz. He didn’t seem…
Car Manufacturers & Our WWII Military Might
Many car manufacturers became involved in the conflict immediately after it broke out; from Studebaker to Chrysler and Checker to Willys, they were all there…
Langley’s Pioneering Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Helped Win WWII
It cost the government a total of $1 million to see this project come to life. The lives of millions would have been saved during…
Ronald Balfour: The Monuments Men’s Missing Character
Relatives of Ronald Balfour are enraged that George Clooney missed the British historian in his coming WWII movie The Monuments Men; he was one of…
Sheep farmer reveals WWII top secret guerrilla mission to “blow Port Talbot to smithereens” in the event of Nazi invasion
He was then part of a top secret army unit, also known as the Auxiliary Unit, established by Winston Churchill for the purpose. The…
WWII Vet’s Dog Tag Found After 70 Years!
WWII – Allied soldier Alfred T. Cabral was wounded while fighting in France’s Alsace-Lorraine region and lost his dog tag along the way. It was found…
Remains of WWII Aircraft Discovered in Northeast India
Natives living in one of the interior villages in Manipur, India’s northeastern state, discovered the remains of one WWII aircraft. Youth club members of the…
Storms’ Unexpected Find on Westcliff Beach: Nine WWII Bombs
Westcliff Beach, Essex – According to Thames Coastguard, recent storms that hit Britain had dumped unexpected load on a beach in Essex – nine WWII…
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,…
“Hitler’s Furies” Reveals Nazi Women Who Were as Evil as the Men
Gentleness, kindheartedness and love embody women and mothers. But this might not be the case for the Nazi women who were as cold-hearted and bloodthirsty…
New Film Portrays Otto Weidt, The Blind “Unknown Schindler”
Otto Weidt was so much like Oskar Schindler – he was a German factory owner who used his business to save Jews. But unlike Schindler,…
WWII Radar Operators and Friends Reunited after 7 Decades!
The friendship of two women developed throughout WWII rediscovered after 7 decades through a chance encounter that revealed they had been living 12 miles apart…