WWII veteran says Britain today 'wasn’t worth' his friends' sacrifice, less free than in his youth

Alec Penstone, a 100-year-old WWII veteran, says modern Britain wasn't worth his friends' sacrifice and is less free than ...
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Veteran reconstructed Invasion of Normandy battle scene in garage

CHICAGO -- Vietnam veteran Jerome Weatherspoon has a special hobby. Weatherspoon, a 67-year-old retiree, reconstructed the battle scene of the Invasion of Normandy, complete with replica war planes ...

Veterans Day weekend kicks off with a blast on Friday

Veterans Day weekend begins with a blast, literally, as the Zephyrhills Museum of Military History launches its annual Battle ...
The Economist

The War Room newsletter: The most successful amphibious invasion

In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings ...
Louder

“I’d love to play the battlefields where the song actually happened”: Sabaton’s singer wants to do a gig on the beaches of Normandy, on the anniversary of D-Day

The events of Operation Overlord inspired the Swedish power metal battalion’s 2005 fan-favourite single, Primo Victoria ...
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Hitlerjugend’s Final Fight: The Last Battle in Normandy

As August ends, the 12th SS Panzer Division faces its final, desperate battle. This gripping conclusion reveals how a mix of fierce teenage fanatics and seasoned commanders fought fiercely but were ...