World War Two killed more people, disrupted more lives, and probably had more far reaching effects than any other war in history. Eight decades on, some of the last living veterans have come together to reflect on and remember their time in the forces....
Inside the German tank, which also fired toward Esser's car, was bow gunner Gustav Schaefer, whom Smoyer met years after the war, and befriended. The former fighters from both sides were united by the fear they'd been the one who'd killed Katharina Esser. While working on the book, ...
After the war, the veterans put their experiences behind them, slipping back into obscurity and, for some, poverty. Although many live in low-quality housing, they said they are happy. "Our house is not too good, b...
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In the earliest days of World War II, Merchant Mariners crossing the Atlantic Ocean bound for England were easy prey for the Nazi U-boats lurking in its icy waters.
“It taught them evasive ways to survive” is not how Tom Brokaw wanted us to look on the experience of American veterans of World War Two. But it’s the sort of bracingly brutal respect for honesty that makes Mary Lee Settle’s writing seem at times like a slap across the face. Not...
Over 700 veterans completed a detailed questionnaire about their experiences and memories of war, and a smaller number were interviewed in depth about the impact of the war. People were chosen for interview because they (1) had experienced severetraumatic eventsduring the war and (2) had either...
There are about 40 World War II spinal cord injured veterans who live in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California. They are still alive and functioning more than 40 years after their injury. These 40 patients, with World War II military service dates, were selected from the ...
First during the Kansas border wars and then the Army adapted it later. It referred to Unionists in the State. Then during the Civil War, the artillery branch began the practice of having red stripes down the side of their pants to distinguish from the infantry (who still wear blue). I ...