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The horrific torture islands that every Australian needs to know about
Thousands of captured Australian soldiers were subjected to brutality in prisoner of war camps across the Pacific in World ...
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Mitsubishi K-1 and Ki-2: Japan’s Not-So-Successful WWII Copycat Bombers
However, before the Hamaki, Mitsubishi built a couple of other twin-engine bombers that were a brief proverbial “flash in the ...
15 Strange and Surprising Facts About Your Favorite Candy
From the origins of M&M's and Pez to the secrets behind Hershey's Kisses, here are some of the most surprising facts about ...
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When 2,500 Lost to 800 Marines - Japan's First Major Defeat of WW2
Deep within the dense canopy of ancient trees and tangled undergrowth that unfolded over the island of Guadalcanal like a ...
Sid and Ted: The best mates who ‘freakingly’ stuck together in life and death
Sid and Ted played tennis together as lads in Sydney. The two were among 2434 Australian and British prisoners taken prisoner of war by the Japanese and sent to Sandakan camp in Malaysia to build a ...
South Korea expresses ‘deep disappointment’ over Japanese PM's offering to WWII shrine
South Korea on Tuesday voiced "deep disappointment and regret" after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering ...
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WWII exhibit shares stories of local soldiers & sailors – and the families waiting at home for their return
The new exhibit at the Wood County Museum titled, “We’ll Meet Again, Remembering World War II,” challenges the romantic notion of war through the exhibition of objects used by service men and women ...