World War Two steam train 'Canadian Pacific' returns to the rails in England
The 'Canadian Pacific', a 1940s steam train that took soldiers and supplies to England's south coast during World War Two, ...
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 ...
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Revival of the Canadian Pacific: A Journey Through History
The historic Canadian Pacific steam train, key in WWII efforts, has been meticulously restored over 14 years and made its ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
One of the best WW2 series is streaming on NOW TV
Journey through the blood-soaked shores of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in The Pacific, a war drama that intertwines personal struggles with intense combat sequences.
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The US military is woefully unprepared for the catastrophic casualties of a major Pacific war
There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to great-power war, but one thing is fairly certain: the casualties would be horrific. The US military's healthcare system, however, is woefully ...
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Wichita WWII veteran found 150 feet deep in Pacific Ocean will now be given a proper funeral
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita World War II Army Air Force pilot, 1st Lt. Herbert G. Tennyson, is coming home. His remains were found after being trapped deep in the Pacific Ocean for nearly ...
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Bridges: Texan-led Flying Tigers played major role in WWII Pacific Theater
The Flying Tigers were one of the first American air units to fight the Japanese as World War II began. A gruff Texas native, Claire Chennault, organized the volunteer force in the months before ...
USAF restores WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan to counter China
The US Air Force restores North Field Airbase, the WWII launch site for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings, to ...
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Arlington author publishes book on jazz musician’s legendary WWII adventure
An Arlington author and journalist has published a new book on a jazz musician's harrowing experiences in World War II. In ...
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Aged liberators return to Manila to commemorate historic WWII battle’s 80th anniversary
Samuel Paparo, U.S. Army Pacific deputy commander Lt. Gen. Joel Vowell and Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson. About 66,000 U.S. veterans of WWII are still living, according to the ...