Marine Who Led Charge up Mount Suribachi Passes Away
First Lieutenant John Wells heroically served as a marine in the United States military during WW II. He passed away on February 11, 2016, at…
WWII Rescue Motor Launch Finally Retires After 60 Years of Working as a Ferry
A boat that was used during World War II is finally going into retirement. During the war, the boat was used for rescuing airmen, after the war it…
Lucky Strike: When the Americans Came to Sweden
Bob Birmingham When we think of countries that played a role in World War II it is highly unlikely that someone will think of Sweden. The country…
The Forgotten WWII Shipping Disaster That Was Deadlier Than Titanic And Lusitania Combined
The Titanic was one of the greatest maritime tragedies and the sinking of the Lusitania was a wartime catastrophe. Both events, while disastrous, lost far…
The Man Who Saved the Mona Lisa & Other Famous Paintings From The Nazis
The Louvre Art Museum hosts many visitors, who come to especially see the famous painting, Mona Lisa. During the war, the Nazi stole art from…
I Am Your Protector – Stands Up For Muslims Who Helped Jews
“I am Your Protector” is an organisation, which according to their website, “is a community of people who speak up and stand up for each…
WWII Vet Travels to Australia to Reunite with his Wartime Girlfriend
It took almost 70 years, but it was worth the wait. Thomas Norwood is a 93-year-old United States World War II veteran had traveled all the…
93-year-old Former Auschwitz Guard Must Stand Trial, German Court Rules
It seems that Europe’s courts still have yet to finish with the trials of former Nazis implicated in the deaths of those who died in…
When Finns & Snow Killed the Soviets – 8 Things You Need To Know About The Winter War
As the Second World War was breaking out in Western Europe, the Soviet Union embarked on another war – one which it though would easily…
The Beginning of the Spy Alliance between the U.S. and Britain
A single clandestine meeting three-quarters of a century ago ultimately led to the allying of British and U.S. spy agencies – an alliance that persists…
World’s Last BTD-1 Destroyer Finds a New Museum Home
Of the 28 BTD-1 Destroyer warplanes that were manufactured during World War II, there is exactly one left in existence. And it’s not in terrific…
Warsaw Uprising: The Heroic Last Stand of the Polish Home Army
Throughout the Second World War, the people of Poland were stuck between Germany and their old enemy, the Soviet Union. In September 1939, the country…