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Spitfire pilot remembered forever in Slamannan

A permanent memorial to a Spitfire pilot which features the propeller of the plane he was flying now has pride of place in a Braes village. A service was held…

WWII Destruction of Rotterdam German Film Uncovered

The German Federal Archive has found a film of the destruction of Rotterdam and Middelburg which was filmed by a German film crew in August 1940, a few months after the bombing.…

REVIEW: Ypres 1914: Langemarck by Jack Sheldon & Nigel Cave

These three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Front. Although fought over a relatively small…

Pacific War – Battle Off Samar

Admiral Takeo Kurita The Pacific War, which began in 1941, was one that the Japanese Empire was losing by 1944. Despite their initial victories the Japanese could not hold the…

92-year old Navy Vet. got lost, Town comes to Aid

92-year old, World War II Navy Veteran, Oscar Ehrhart who left his house on Friday morning to attend a local American Legion meeting near his home in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, got…

Defence of Hougoumont (1815) – Then & Now

If Waterloo was the pivotal moment of Napoleon’s return during the Hundred Days, then Hougoumont was linchpin of the Battle of Waterloo itself. The Duke of Wellington, commander of the…

Theft of WWII Paratrooper's Medals seeking Public Assistance

Dan Hartigan proudly wearing his medals. The Calgary Police Service is seeking public assistance related to the theft of a number of war medals and other personal property from a…

Veteran's Day – A 'Bulgebuster' Remembers

In 1944, now 91 year old Julian “Sarge” Sargentini was then part of the “Bulgebusters”. Here Sarge remembers the first time he experienced the horrors of war. Along with witnessing…

US military to exhume Pearl Harbor attack remains to identify troops

The US military plans to exhume the remains of 388 Americans killed in the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in an unprecedented attempt to identify troops using DNA testing.…

Fly amongst the legends in a Lancaster, P-51 or P-40 for $3,000

Experience a flight in a classic Second World War fighter, in formation with other historic combat aircraft, including the Avro Lancaster or simply said fly amongst the legends. Warbirds fans…