Category: Living History
Oliver Hazard Perry – 10 Things You Didn’t Know About America’s Iconic Naval Commander
“Famous for his legendary “Don’t Give Up the Ship” naval banner run up during the savage fighting on Lake Erie, Perry’s name would one day grace an entire class of modern warship.” OLIVER HAZARD PERRY,…
“Champaign Lady” – Inside One Museum’s Campaign to Restore a Long-Serving B-17
“The ultimate goal is to bring interested people into Urbana to see this piece of living World War Two history.” By Dave Hamill The Champaign Aviation Museum, located in the small town of Urbana, Ohio,…
The Civil War in VR – Immersive Online Experience Puts Viewers in the Heat of Battle
“It’s one thing to read about the terror of battle, but a very different thing to live through it.” THE DEADLIEST CONFLICT in U.S. history is being reimagined for the 21st Century, thanks to VR…
L’Hermione – The Rebirth of One of the Revolutionary War’s Most Famous Frigates
“L’Hermoine died off the coast of Brittney after running aground in 1793. Amazingly, she would be reborn more than 200 years later” By John Danielski “HUZZAH!” The Marquis du Lafayette’s return to America from his…
Left for Dead at Nijmegen – American Paratrooper to be Honoured for Heroism 75 Years After Operation Market Garden
“Hollywood couldn’t write a better ending to Gene’s wartime experiences.” By Marcus A. Nannini GENE METCALFE, a paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, was aboard one of dozens of C-47s to appear over…
Gettysburg Revisited — Photos Capture the Battlefield’s 15 Most Important Landmarks
“To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, here are images of the battlefield’s most famous landmarks as they appear today.” By Sylvain Batut FOLLOWING HIS MAJOR victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Confederate general…
