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• Letters from HMS Zambesi

  Letter home from Midshipman Derek Hirst HMS Zambesi 8th May 1945 forargyll.com published this on 10:51 am, Wednesday, 30th September, 2009HMS Zambesi entered... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• B-29 Photos

  8 New B-29 Superfortress photos added to the WWII History Image Gallery! Check them out… B-29′s dropping bombs. Share on Facebook Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for September 17

  1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.1944 - Operation “Market Garden” was launched by Allied paratroopers during... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Guide to German Soldiers Equipment

  A Guide to German Soldiers Equipment from WWII, Review of Deutsche Soldaten This reference is an excellent source as a visual encyclopedia of the German soldier... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II in HD

  WWII in HD Twelve lives and a War that changed the World. The only ones who saw the war this way, were the ones who lived it. Premiering this Fall on History.... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II in HD

  WWII in HD Twelve lives and a War that changed the World. The only ones who saw the war this way, were the ones who lived it. Premiering this Fall on History.... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Stars Enlist For National WWII Museum Epic

  

  Repost from Hollywood at War Wow. From the NY Post today — The National World War II Museum in New Orleans and Tom Hanks have announced the roster for voicing... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for September 1

  1939 - World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.1942 - A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for September 1

  Today in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for September 11939 - World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.1942 - A federal judge in Sacramento, CA, upheld... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for August 31

  08.31.39 The British fleet was mobilized.08.31.39 In London, civilian evacuations began. London Evacuations08.31.43 The USS Harmon, first U.S. Navy ship to be... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for August 31

  Audio Clip: 08.31.39 – BBC Alvar Liddell Reports On German 16 Point PlanWorld War II History for August 3108.31.39 The British fleet was mobilized.08.31.39 In... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for August 27

  Audio Clip: 1939-08-27 CBS HV Kaltenborn Reports On The Eve Of War in EuropeToday in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for August 271939 - Nazi Germany demanded... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for August 24

  Today in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for August 2408.24.1942 – U.S. forces sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo in the Battle of the East Solomon... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• General Patton Enters Messina 1943

  August 17, 1943, U.S. Gen George S. Patton & 7th Army arrive in Messina, Sicily, hrs before "Monte", Audio Clip, Photo, & More... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for July 24

  Today in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for July 241941 - Vichy France grants Japan bases in its Indochina colonies.Japan invaded China by moving through... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for July 22

  Today in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for July 221942 - Deportations from Warsaw ghetto to Treblinka begin Deportations to TreblinkaOn this day in 1942,... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Wendell Willkie Audio Clip

  Audio Clip: 1941-07-23 Wendell Willkie Calls For End Of US IsolationismWendell Willkie (February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the Unite... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• World War II History for July 20

  Audio Clip: 1944-07-21 RRG Adolf Hitler – On July 20th Assassination AttemptToday in WWII HistoryWorld War II History for July 201942 - The first detachment of... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Operation Aerial

  Operation Ariel aka Operation Aerial17 June 1940 – Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany’s takeover of Paris and mos... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY

• You Do Your Worst — And We Will Do Our Best

  (+ Audio)A tonic for today by Winston Churchill – Speech – House of Commons, July 14, 1941The impressive and inspiring spectacle we have witnessed displays the... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2009 CULTURE, HISTORY