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Big Band Music is Alive and Well!
Started by Jackie (Owens) Williams Feb 16. 0 Replies 2 Likes
Needing no introduction - "In the Mood" . . .http://bit.ly/x5xNw5Stay tuned for more Big Band music and news from the Homefront coming soon!Continue
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The German Homefront (Resistance)
Started by MORGAN C LOONEY JR. Last reply by Melissa Amateis Dec 7, 2011. 3 Replies 2 Likes
In nearly all the books I have read about the German people there is an opinion that if you were in Germany during WWII, you were a Nazi. As early as 1939 The German High Command was plotting against Hitler. General Ludwig Beck and other officers…Continue
Rare World War II posters bring history alive - from USAToday.com; 26 March 2011
Started by Scott Lyons. Last reply by Jackie (Owens) Williams Mar 29, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
In Cincinnati, Ohio a rare and mint condition WWII poster collection has been discovered and put up for auction:…Continue
Grandma's Wartime Kitchen by Joanne Lamb Hayes; 2000
Started by Scott Lyons. Last reply by Melissa Amateis Feb 9, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I thought this book might be a timely addition and interesting read with the holidays coming up quickly: From Amazon:Grandma's Wartime KitchenEditorial ReviewsFrom BooklistIn Grandma's Wartime Kitchen, Hayes recalls the belt-tightening days of World…Continue
Great website offering LIFE Magazines for sale from all years
Started by Website editor. Last reply by Scott Lyons Aug 8, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Great site and resource for old LIFE Magazines for sale. They're a bit pricey, but a good resource none the less.LIFE Magazines website - old copies for saleContinue
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Reminisce Magazine
Started by Melissa Amateis. Last reply by Scott Lyons Aug 1, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a swell magazine called Reminisce that is FULL of people's memories from the 30s' through the 60s. There's a section in there dedicated to WW2 called "As You Were" and one that I always love to read…Continue
Article: Still the Old Marlene
Started by Melissa Amateis. Last reply by Scott Lyons Aug 1, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I wrote this article and it was published in Nebraska History magazine in 2005. It is now online in its entirety. Quite exciting! …Continue
Nurse in V-J Day kiss photo dies- from MSNBC.com ; 22 June 2010
Started by Scott Lyons. Last reply by Jackie (Owens) Williams Jun 26, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Nurse in V-J Day kiss photo diesWoman waited decades to claim fame in Times Square imageIconic WWII sailor-kissing nurse dies at 91Justin…Continue
WWII USO Camp Shows
Started by Scott Lyons. Last reply by Kristina McMorris Jun 5, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Great article from the USO website:http://www.uso.org/whatwedo/entertainment/historicalusocampshows/ From the USO website:USO Camp Shows…Continue
Nice Site on the 1940s
Started by Melissa Amateis. Last reply by Tamara Goff May 21, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Just ran across this site today on the 1940s - very nice! Check it out! http://1940s.org/Continue
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Dr. Guy LoFaro Lectures on the 82nd Airborne Division's Contribution during WWII
By SCOTT LYONS
28 January 2012
Historian and author Guy LoFaro, retired US Army officer, and former West Point professor and alumnus, recently spoke of the research behind his 2011 book The Sword of St. Michael: The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II at the North Atlanta-area independent bookseller ‘Acworth Bookstore’. Full Story »
"With the Old Breed" Conversations of Wartime with a WWII-era US Marine
By SCOTT LYONS
21 January 2012
I had the recent privilege of learning World War II history first-hand from Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Bailey, through in-person interviews. Paul was a U.S. Marine from 1943 to 1946, who fought in the same division, 1st Marine Division (3/7), on Okinawa as Eugene Sledge (3/5), author of With the Old Breed and subject of HBO’s ‘The Pacific’. Full story »
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Italy trip 2012
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 19, 2012 at 5:16am
German cemetery Pomezia, Italy
by Erwin Leydekkers Added February 18, 2012 at 11:34am
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album One'
by Scott Lyons Added May 15, 2009 at 2:25pm 3 Comments
Hall of Heroes: Our WWII veteran family members: 'Album Two'
by Scott Lyons Added June 18, 2011 at 12:42am 2 Comments
resistance AS/GL Belgium
by Gilbert Joosten Added February 8, 2012 at 10:34am
WWII NEWS: THE TELEGRAPH
Wartime population faced 'eating plankton to avert food shortages'
Britain's wartime population would have been fed plankton by scientists under proposals to avert critical food shortages, newly discovered documents have disclosed.
Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler a fan of yoga
Heinrich Himmler, the infamous Nazi leader of the SS, was enthralled with eastern mysticism and always carried an ancient text on yoga wherever he went, a new book has claimed.
Hitler had son with French teen
Adolf Hitler had a son with a French teenager while serving as a soldier during the First World War, according to new evidence.
World War Two: air ace in an unmarked grave found
The body of a decorated flying ace who was killed in his first week of war has been found in an unmarked grave in France after 71 years.
Adolf Eichmann exhibition reveals how he was captured by Israeli agents
An exhibition telling the story of how Israeli agents captured Adolf Eichmann has opened in Tel Aviv.
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