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Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.
In February 1944, Iowa joined Operation Hailstone – the attack on Japan’s fortress harbor at Truk Lagoon. While carriers ...
The searing Mediterranean sun beat down on Private Paddy McCrystal as he crouched behind a crumbling stone wall, his rifle clutched tightly to his chest. The acrid smell of cordite permeated the air, ...
Saving Private Ryan was one of the most emotionally appealing military movies of the late 90's. After its release in 1998, the film made a lasting impact on the way war movies were made.
A lifeboat crew has marked the 80th anniversary of VE Day by reflecting on the RNLI's role in saving 6,376 lives during World ...
Without the Norwegian sailors who risked their lives in the war, the Allied front might have collapsed and thousands could ...
Chronicle reporter Tim Butters interviewed Abergavenny lady Elizabeth Lake about her husband’s role in the Second World War, ...
As Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on May 8, the stories of those who fought in the Red Army for freedom are captured in ...
A World War II-era US Navy ship intended to be sunk in a live-fire military exercise by US and Philippine forces sank ...
The Battle of the Mediterranean, fought by sea during WWII, was over 3 main objectives for both sides. To attack the supply ...
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day as it remembers its heroic crew and ...
“Due to rough sea conditions that we are currently experiencing ... was a quiet end for a ship that distinguished itself ...