Through Living history with public displays, events, and presentations, we attempt to educate the public in the historical significance of not only the 101st Airborne but all those who served duringe the Second World War. We are always looking for new recruits interested in history and keeping ...
WORLD WAR II PARATROOPERS GET WISH, WILL HONOR D-DAY CASUALTIES WITH JUMPKEN RINGLE Washington Post
In “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Jimmy Stewart, a true war hero, played a man who never fought in World War II, who stayed at home and helped ordinary people even as his younger brother Harry went off to war and earned the Medal of Honor. Yet the movie doesn’t celebrate Harry’s w...
America officially only enter World War 2 two years into the war on December 8, 1941, when all but one member of Congress passed the motion one day after theattack on Pearl Harborin Hawaii. Although America formally maintained neutrality up until that moment, the U.S. has long been involve...
Nazi paratroopers invade the Greek island of Crete, marking history's first mostly airborne attack. Day one of the campaign results in heavy losses for the Germans, but fearing a sea assault, Allied forces soon withdraw and evacuate in defeat. With nearly 4,000 Allies and more than 3,000 ...
An apartment house on 107th Street in New York City is decorated for celebration at the end of World War II (V-J Day). A V-J Day rally in New York City's Little Italy on September 2, 1945. Local residents set fire to a heap of crates to celebrate the Japanese surrender at the ...
However, while the earlier HBO show focuses on one company of paratroopers in the Western Front, this series takes a wider view of the Pacific theater, following men serving in three different marine regiments as they battle both Imperial Japan and the challenges of surviving with limited ...
week nights. I really love how slick the Rubicon Models kits assemble, paint up and look when completed. More views of the finished models are below, but I can’t wait to get these on the table atMetropolitan Wargamersin Brooklyn, NY and see how they perform in pushing back the Allies...
Face off against enemy forces and paratroopers as you become part of the Allied effort to turn the tide of war. Relive crucial moments like the invasion of Normandy, and take on the role of a commando in the Battle of Britain—all in an offline war game that lets you experience the acti...
List of Netherlands battles in the World War II, listed alphabetically with photos, images, and maps when possible. Every major battle, skirmish, or conflict ...