Tag: World War Two
Far East Flying Fortresses — How the B-17 Made a Splash in the Pacific
“When the United States entered the war, the European Theater was deemed priority one — only a small number of B-17s were allocated to the Pacific.” MOST KNOW ABOUT the swarms of B-17s the U.S….
Smoke Screen – See the Wartime Film Uncle Sam Hoped We’d All Forget
“To help boost output, Washington launched a PR blitz aimed at getting farmers in the American heartland to make room in their fields for hemp.” IN 1942, America’s factories geared up for the fight to…
Dashing Through the Snow – The Unbelievable Reindeer Corps of World War Two
“Of the 800 herders who went to the northern front in 1941, 200 never returned. By the end of the war, almost half the herders and their reindeer had perished.” By David Lawlor IN THE…
Traitors and Doves – Famous People Who Opposed the War Against the Nazis
“A number of prominent individuals in Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere publicly pushed for peace. Some were celebrated for their convictions; others were vilified as traitors.” UNLIKE 1914, FEW in France or Britain relished the…
VE Day Special — MHN Salutes the Warbirds of Europe (Photo Gallery)
IN HONOUR OF the 70th anniversary of VE Day, MilitaryHistoryNow.com invited warbird photographer Kai Hansen to share a few of his favourite images of some of the legendary aircraft of the Second World War. A seven-year veteran…
Bloody Murder — Nine of the Most Shocking POW Massacres of World War Two
“While the Malmedy Massacre may be one of the better-known atrocities committed against POWs in World War Two, the history of the six-year conflict is rife with similar crimes.” NEXT WEDNESDAY MARKS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY…
