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‘There is more to do’ to avoid repeat of Second World War, warns army chief
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDefence secretary Grant Shapps, right, speaks with Sanders on a visit to a training camp last...
The German board game that changed the face of war
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn January 10 1940, Major Helmuth Reinberger of Hitler’s 7th Airborne Division was hiding behind a hedge, frantically trying to burn some documents, when...
Janis Paige, Musical Star of Broadway and Hollywood, Dies at 101
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Golden Age actress performed on stage in "The Pajama Game," "Gypsy" and "Annie Get Your Gun," as...
Marking 80 years since D-Day at Carrabelle’s Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum
WCTV Tallahassee· 4 days agoThe heroics of June 6, 1944 can’t happen without a highly trained invasion force ready to strike....
Fast and furious: Lionesses have found tactical blueprint after Leah Williamson rallying cry
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoOver the weekend, it had been natural to wonder, which England team would turn up in Saint-Etienne:...
The 'Band of Brothers' and the Aldbourne village where they stayed
BBC News· 4 days agoMany of them had prepared for the operation in the south of England, including the US Army's Easy...
Washingtonpost.com: Mexico Special Report
Washington Post· 2 hours agoStone said he wanted to show support for the rebels. SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico, Feb. 8As government negotiator Manuel Camacho Solis prepares for his first direct peace talks with Mexican rebel ...
This Sears store manager was featured in one of D-Day's most famous photos
Dickinson Press, N.D. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 5—FARGO — You could say Bill Hayes was front and center at D-Day with a face covered in cocoa powder. Odd but true. Hayes is featured in the center of one of the most famous photos taken ...
Russia: Trying A Little Tenderness
Strategy Page· 7 days agoJanuary 19, 2021: Russia continued its post-Cold War decline in 2020 and covid19 played a minor role. The space program continued to shrink with fewer satellites put into orbit. The ceasefire ...
Original U.S. WWII 501st PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket with Invasion Flag Patch
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoOfficially known as Coat, Parachute Jumper this jacket was won by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during WWII. The famous test platoon, the prime ancestor ...