WWII troops took hammers to mosquitoes to battle pests and malaria
Malaria could be as dangerous to GIs in the Pacific theater of World War II as the enemy. To fight it, they used hammers and ...
John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105
A fighter pilot, Mr. Hemingway was part of the aerial resistance in 1940 that was credited with forcing Hitler to call off a ...
Japanese imperial couple to visit Iwoto WWII battle site in April
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Iwoto Island for the first time in April to pay respects to the ...
Emperor, Empress to visit WWII battle island Ioto
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit the Japanese island of Ioto to remember those who died in World War ...
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Last surviving pilot of WWII Battle of Britain has died aged 105
Dubliner, Second World War RAF hero, and one of the most revered figures in British aviation history, Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, passes away peacefully.
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Derry’s pivotal WW2 role features on new BBC series ‘Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic’
‘Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic’, made for the BBC by Alleycats TV, starts on BBC iPlayer and BBC1 NI on ...
Battle continues in Solomon Islands against UXOs eight decades after WWII
More than 80 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal, communities today are still grappling with the unexploded devices left ...
This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
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Letters to the Editor: Recalling WWII and George Washington alongside modern-day concerns
When George Washington left office at the end of his second term, he left America with perhaps the most prescient lesson for the nation’s future on Sept. 19, 1796 in his famous farewell address to ...