The year was 1955, the month October, the region West Germany. In the decade that had passed since the end of the Second World War,
Tag: WWII
Blitzkreig: Brilliant Strategy, or Happy Accident?
“Even the most casual student of the Second World War is familiar with Blitzkrieg. This “lightning war” was the German secret weapon, a new and dramatic
High Castles and Silly Questions
Ok, so in between classes this holiday I was finally able to get started on Amazon’s new series “The Man in the High Castle.” I’m
A Sip for the Deceased – Enemies Honor the Fallen at Pearl Harbor
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pearl-harbor-ceremony-unites-former-us-and-japanese-pilots/ar-AAg5NX9?li=BBnb7KB Here is a recent article about a beautiful peace ceremony between Americans and Japanese. Read about this relic – an American canteen filled
Midway, the Trouncing that Turned the Tide in the Pacific
*Under Construction and Soon to be Expanded* Certainly one of the most stunning battles of the Second World War, the Battle of Midway served as
Dear Mom… How Grandaddy Bill bagged a Lieutenant and sundry other officers of the US Navy with a most diabolical trap.
In a battered blue trunk with rusted hinges and broken locks lies the truest of treasures: hundreds of letters from Grandaddy Bill and his brother
