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....
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World War IIwas the most devastating war in history. Although we are unclear on how many people were killed, it is in the order of 50 million, with many times more both physically and psychologically damaged. Our study concerned one small group of veterans, British men who had fought in ...
he was already a well-known athlete after starring in four sports at UCLA. Word of his court-martial would likely garner national attention, so after the arrest, Robinson wrote to Truman Gibson, who was chief civilian adviser to the Secretary of War. Robinson asked his advice...
Erwin had done everything he could to keep Irma, her sister Hilde, and Hilde’s husband Simon Eisenmann alive, but in the end only Hilde and Irma survived. They were two young widows in their thirties as the war drew to a close in Europe. As recounted by Irma in her moving testimony...
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While on the face of it he may not have seen active service in the Second World War, he did serve 41 years including two world wars, and rise from Boy Shipwright to an Engineer Lieutenant-Commander. Henry Southcott Burge was born in Portsmouth on 2 September 1884. He joined the Royal ...
Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium, once a cornerstone of Philadelphia’s sports scene, has left an indelible mark on the city. But the question is, when was the vet demolished? And why? Although it was demolished in 2004, the legacy lives on in the hearts of fans. Home to the Eagles and...
the Ukraine. It is doubtful that there was any person alive who would have been able to convince him to avoid war with the Soviet Union. Had he done so, the war in the west would have been more manageable, and war fatigue might still have brought Britain to the table for peace talks...
There were approximately one hundred thousand wounded Chinese veterans in hospitals between Shanghai and the city of Wuhu. Trainload after trainload dumped them off at the station in Hsiakwan, the northern Nanking suburb. Some lay dying on the floor of the station, while others limped aimlessly...