Editorial Team
Marine missing since Battle of Tarawa finally accounted for
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his…
Bob Hopper reflects on his uncle’s Second World War exploits
My grandfather taught army recruits bayonet fighting in the First World War, so perhaps it was only natural that my father and his two brothers would volunteer to join the…
What stopped the German Stormtroopers in 1918?
Our Terraine Prize winner Sanders Marble – Senior Historian at the US Army Office of Medical History – wowed our WW1 Prize Fund judging panel, having ‘identified a major gap…
Pfc. Harris Missing Since 1945 in France Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to…
U-Boat Commander and KC-Holder Alfred Eick passed away
German U-Boat Commander and recipient of the Knight’s Cross Alfred Eick has passed away on 12 April 2015 in Bielefeld. Eick was born on 9 March 1916 in Essen and started his…
Quest for lost British Submarine HMS Triumph
During the second world war some 40 British submarines were sunk in the Mediterranean. Many have been found, but HMS Triumph, lost with all hands in January 1942, is still…
Fumitsuki Destroyer Shipwreck – Imperial Japanese Navy
The Fumitsuki is a dedicated warship built for the Japanese Navy, and has no “maru” following its name. One of only two made-for-war ships sunk in Chuuk, it is a 97m…
WATCH: MP 3008 Sten Copy
The MP 3008, aka Gerät Neumünster, was one of two German efforts to copy the British Sten gun. The first was the Gerät Potsdam (“gerät” meaning device or project; basically…
Hurricane unearthed 75 years after it crashed during Battle of Britain
Sgt Kazimierz Wunsche (Credits: Polish Embassy UK) The remains of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron’s Hurricane were uncovered exactly 75 years after the airplane’s crash on 9th September 1940. Piloted…
AAF Maj. Peyton Missing from WWII Account For
Army Air Force Major Peyton found final rest. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, lost during World War II, have…
