World War 2 | War History

After A Careful Scientific Investigation, An American WWII Veteran Returns Home

First Lieutenant Ben B. Barnes flew a P-51 fighter plane in the 361st Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group.  On December 5, 1944, he was part…

As Living Pearl Harbor Survivors Become Fewer, An Amazing Listening Project Records Their Stories

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Herman Zuckerman was there, but he never spoke very much about what he experienced. Instead, family…

Flying Tigers Veteran Glen Beneda Never Forgot How The Chinese Saved His Life, Nor Did They Forget Him

When the US entered WWII, many believed they’d lose because Japanese victories kept piling up at America’s expense. Historians claim that the Battle of Midway…

Danish Film Explores Complicated History From The Aftermath Of World War II – Watch The Trailer Here

“Land of Mine” is the latest film from Danish director-writer Martin Zandvliet.  It’s one of the few films to document the aftermath of World War…

Second World War Veteran Tried To Reenlist – At The Age Of 92

Frank Mazikowski likes to keep the jokes flowing.  Sometimes it is tough to tell when he’s actually being serious. When he walked into the recruiting…

WWII Veteran Reflects On Good And Bad Times In Military Service

After George Watts, 93, graduated from Fosdick-Masten Park High School in Buffalo, New York, in 1941, he found that there weren’t many good paying jobs…

US To Return Land On Okinawa Held Since The Second World War

This month, the US military will return to Japan over 9,800 acres of land it has held on Okinawa since World War II, according to…

Occult And Esoteric Practices – Four Nazis With Dark Links To The Occult

There are few regimes and organizations in European history so universally condemned for their evil actions as the Nazis. Their leader, Adolf Hitler, led Germany…

Music Has No Enemies – How Music “Soothed the Savage Beast” At Normandy

Music Has No Enemies is an organization that, according to their website “…is focused on creating meaningful music and film content for socially responsible companies and…

101st Airborne – Bastogne – The Shell that Didn’t Explode

The Ardennes Offensive was a last ditch attempt by the German army to halt the Allied advance across western Europe. The plan called for a…

“Tiger I and Tiger II Tanks” – Review By Mark Barnes

Although I finally gave up model making when my then teenaged son found other fish to fry, I retain a deep love for models and…

A Nightmarish Place – The Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp

The Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp lies just North of Linz, in Austria. It was one of the first large concentration camps created in Nazi Germany and…