Kansas City hosted hundreds of Nazis and other enemy soldiers during WWII. Here’s why
What’s Your KCQ? looks back at the prisoner of war camps that were scattered across the KC region during World War II.
The Herald14d
Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in World War II
When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...
Military.com7d
'The Unkillable Soldier' Who Kept Fighting Despite Losing an Eye and Hand in World War I
Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...
Al Jazeera English23d
Searching for Africa’s lost World War soldiers, a name and grave at a time
The team is looking for 17 graves of Africans who died in World War II ... scars in Africa. In Word War I alone, according to the CWGC, British forces employed around 50,000 African soldiers ...
The Advocate2d
Review: 'Frenchie' shares how Cajuns proved their value to U.S. effort in WWII
Author Jason Theriot tell stories of French-speaking Louisiana residents who found that their language and way of life served ...
CounterPunch13d
Hegseth’s Attacks on Black Troops Evoke Long History of Anti-Racist Struggle
Black Troops Become the Nucleus of the Freedom Struggle One of the earliest civil rights struggles in America revolved around Black soldiers. First it was a struggle for African Americans to have ...
AllAfrica.com28d
South African Soldiers in DR Congo Desperate to Return Home - Reports
South African soldiers in the eastern DR Congo reportedly told a South African broadcaster eNCA that they are desperate to come back home. The media reports said over a thousand South African ...
The Jamaica Observer8d
South Africa and DRC discuss boosting ‘defence capabilities’
Fourteen South African soldiers were killed in January in eastern DRC, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has launched a lightning offensive, seizing large swathes of land and key cities.