Joseph Paul “Joe” DiMaggio (1914–1999) also called “Joltin’ Joe” and “the Yankee Clipper,” was born in Martinez, California. Arguably the best...
The Lightning was designed in 1937 as a high-altitude interceptor. The first one built, the XP-38, made its public debut on February 11, 1939 by...
Why Britain's Achievements Astounded the World During WWII In the sixth year of hostilities, Britain's War Cabinet has made possible the world...
"Except possibly for a few last shots, the Battle of London is over," declared Mr. Duncan Sandys, M.P. Chairman of the War Cabinet Committee on...
After a 12-hour chase in the Arctic gloom the 26,000 ton German Battle Ship Scharnhorst, enticed from her lair in Altenfjord, Northern Norway, by...
Third Officer Joe Wharton left New York with the British merchant ship Empire Mersey, as part of Convoy SC104. His ship encountered U-618 in the...
Convoy PQ17 had become the bait in a trial of strength between the Allied and German Navies. A serious error of judgement resulted in a huge...
Facing the Memorial in the Central Mall, is the Chapel a circular edifice surrounded by a colonnade. This too is built of Vaurion limestone with...
Sgt. Alvin York is best known for his leadership in which he and 7 other men charged a machine gun nest. When the nest was finally taken down,...
In 1930 there were about 20,000 people from Germany living in Britain. This number increased after Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933. It is...
Negroes, the term used to describe African Americans for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, were the largest racial minority in the United...
The Battle of the St. Lawrence A Little-Known Episode in the Battle of the Atlantic by Fabrice Mosseray In the summer of 1942, German...
I bought my old man a double CD of wartime classic tunes, and there is some classic stuff like 'This is the army' and 'hang out your washing on...
Really suprised that no-one has mentioned this totally vintage all time, all star classic ok its slightly on th elong side so set aside an entire...
Helen Kirkpatrick was born in Rochester, New York in 1909. After leaving Smith College in 1931, Kirkpatrick studied international law at the...
A large U.S. Navy task force left New Caledonia on November 8, 1942 to bring reinforcements and supplies to the beleaguered Marines at...
[IMG] Newly Arrived Indian Troops in Singapore Singapore was Britain's largest military base in South East Asia. The Japanese had recently...
The greatest perceived threat to civilians was aerial bombing with high explosive, incendiaries and poison gas, and in the prelude to war much...
Lexington entered service in 1928 and was joined the same year by her sister ship. Both ships were assigned to the Pacific Fleet where they would...
Polish born Arthur Szyk attended art school in Paris and studied Islamic art in the middle east before enlisting in the Russian Army in 1914. He...