Chris Treadway: Another milestone planned for World War II park
Milestones for the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond have included its creation in 2000 and its dedication at a ceremonial launching re-enactment in 2007.
Transmissions from a Lone Star: Learn Japanese the World War II Way!
Recently I was browsing in a used book store when I stumbled upon a soldier’s Japanese phrasebook from World War II. Between faded orange covers I found a treasure trove of fascinating words and phrases- certainly it’s the most useful text published by the U.S
World War II heroes honored
A two-month long Cooper lobby exhibit pays homage to the sacrifices of those involved in WWII.
Talk focuses on women in World War II
The letters told the story; words penned decades ago by the women who lived through the challenges of World War II. Some took an active part in the war effort at home or abroad, others coped with absent husbands or sweethearts, sons or fathers. Judy Barrett Litoff, professor of history at Bryant University and author of more than a dozen books, spoke to a group of about 40 people in the ...
How 3-D Imaging Helped Halt Germany's War Machine in World War II [Video]
Before satellite images and drones could pinpoint the exact location of enemy targets, warfare was often more like a game of Battleship: a complex series of guesses based on spotty information. [More]
World War II vet to receive Bronze Star 68 years after service
Arno Heller knows a thing or two about belated recognition. As a German immigrant who came to the United States in 1939, enlisting in the Army wasn’t a simple matter of as walking into his local recruiting station.
3 World War II-era grenades found at Michigan home
The discovery of three World War II-era hand grenades at a Mecosta County home caused a scare this week. The Grand Rapids Press and the Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant report that members of a family were cleaning out a home in Morton Township, about 75 miles northwest of Lansing, when they made the find. A bomb squad responded Monday and investigators determined that the explosive material had ...
3 books on the Eastern Front of World War II
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. What he unleashed that day became one of the most deadly human endeavors in history. These three books explore Hitler’s reasons for invading, the Russian resolve in resisting, and the sheer magnitude of the Eastern Front in World War II. 1 OSTKRIEG : Hitler’s War of Extermination in the East, by Stephen G. Fritz (Univ. of Kentucky, $39.95 ...
WWII veteran recounts time at largest K-9 Training Center
Ken Reynolds, public relations officer for Groves-Walker American Legion Post 346 in Farmington, reports he and Phil Weitlauf, junior vice-commander for American Legion Post 246 and Milford AMVETS Post 2006, recently met World War II veteran Ray Chiasson.
WWII bombers back in South Florida, and always a special draw
As a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator during World War II, Irwin Stovroff survived 35 combat missions. On the final one in March 1944, his four-engine bomber was shot down over France, and he was taken prisoner by the Germans for more than a year.