Relive the most heroic stories of the 19th Century! When the U,S. needed it most, these World War II Heroes stepped up to the job.
Bombardier Lt. Edouard Jacques and his crew were WW 2 heroes, visit this site to listen to their interviews and view videos.
Sept. 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II Arlington's Gold Star Veterans A Gold Star Family is one that has lost an immediate family member in the line of duty of military service. Arlington lost 55 young men during World War II. The map below shows where these...
World War II Thesaurus Legal Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia World War II n.Abbr.WWII A war fought from 1939 to 1945, in which Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the United States, China, and other allies defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan. ...
Feel like a real spy as you read the true stories of some of the best secret agents for the allied forces during World War II. Merlin Minshall leads a mission to delay ships from delivering war supplies to Germany. When the mission fails, he escapes on a speedboat. Josephine Baker is an...
World War II: The Last Heroes: With Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones. Accounts of World War II events, as told by those that were actually there.
Giant aircraft carriers dominated the Pacific War between Japan and the USA. Pearl Harbor was launched to destroy US carriers but failed, while the battle of Midway - the turning point in the Pacific War - was won by US carriers delivering tremendous air strikes against Japanese battleships. Thi...
When the airplanes and ships were in sight of one another, their commanders discovered that the transports were carrying Allied prisoners of war. But by that time it was too late. Had the bombers been recalled, it would have raised the enemy's suspicions about the safety of their codes....
Ten true stories of real-life heroes from World War II!Pfc. Jack Lucas -- just a teenager -- is on patrol on Iwo Jima when two grenades land at his feet. Can he save his comrades' lives? Lt. Col. James Rudder and his Rangers are climbing a 100-foot-high cliff on a secret D-...
I know that it’s been a long time – I’m still recovering after D-Day 70! – but just to let you all know that I will be signing copies of ‘Portsmouth’s World War One Heroes’ at Waterstones in Portsmouth this coming Saturday, 2 August, between 12 and 2pm. ...