Back in 1942, John Wayne, who had strong Irish links, starred alongside Joan Blondell in the film Lady for a Night. The plot revolves around a woman who owns a casino steamboat and eventually a ...

To Colonel Gail “Hal” Halvorsen, who became known worldwide as the Candy Bomber, the Berlin Airlift was healing balm on the wounds of war. He and his fellow American pilots dropped more than ...

The German Luftwaffe entered the Second World War with the worlds most effective bomber force built around the Heinkel He111 and Dornier D017 medium bombers and the new Junkers Ju88 Schnellbomber ...

But did you know that the movie’s Memphis Belle steamboat inspired the name of the World War 2 B-17 bomber? Marking the film’s 83rd anniversary this week, Wayne’s estate posted the fact on ...