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PFC Owens' "Mail Call"
35 members Latest Activity: Jun 8
Welcome to "Mail Call!" The faces of a decade!
The Tuskegee Airmen
5 members Latest Activity: May 1, 2012
In honor of the brave men known as the 'Tuskegee Airmen.'
Books, Movies & Music of World War II
47 members Latest Activity: Jun 11
The books, movies, music, and culture of the Second World War.
The Women of World War II
19 members Latest Activity: Nov 20, 2012
WELCOME TO "THE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II"
The many diverse roles played by women throughout the war had a big impact not only…
Victory at Sea: Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine
18 members Latest Activity: Oct 16, 2012 To honor the WWII era Merchant Marine, US Navy & Coast Guard.
"Currahee!" The Camp Toccoa and Band of Brothers Association
26 members Latest Activity: Feb 26
Welcome to Currahee! The Camp Toccoa Association on the WWII History Network. Thank you for joining us.
Erwin Leydekkers World War II Photography
34 members Latest Activity: Jun 6
Aircraft & Armor of World War II
22 members Latest Activity: Jun 5
BIOGRAPHY: THE LEADERS & COMMANDERS
17 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2011
This category's focus is on the world's leaders as well as the generals and other commanders from all countries involved in the war.
The Italian Campaign
11 members Latest Activity: May 5, 2012
The Allied war in Italy. From Sicily and then to mainland Salerno, Monte Cassino and on to Anzio and Rome. From 1943 to 1945, this theater had it…
China - Burma - India Theatre
15 members Latest Activity: Mar 8 Also known as the India - Burma Theatre.
War Correspondents and Media of WWII
11 members Latest Activity: Jun 7
Remember Pearl Harbor
28 members Latest Activity: Jun 6
This group honors those who perished as well as those who survived the attack at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. It is open to all who wish to…
The US Army: History, Articles, and Stories
25 members Latest Activity: Dec 9, 2012
The Homefront in WWII
27 members Latest Activity: Apr 27, 2012
Rosie the Riveter ... war bonds ... the Hollywood Canteen ... Americans bonded together to help their boys overseas.
Espionage in WWII
15 members Latest Activity: Jun 29, 2012
From Great Britain's SOE to America's OSS, men and women risked their lives gathering intelligence, breaking codes, and going on dangerous…
British Forces
23 members Latest Activity: Jan 24, 2012
To honor those of the British Army, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, as well as from Ireland and Wales.
D-Day and Normandy
35 members Latest Activity: Jun 13
The Great War - World War I
18 members Latest Activity: Dec 11, 2012
Genesis of what some historians call the "Thirty One Years War"; that period of 1914 to 1945.
Monthly WWII Archives
5 members Latest Activity: Aug 11, 2012
this day in history
19 June 1944: Three Japanese aircraft carriers and 426 aircraft are destroyed by U.S. Naval forces in the Battle of the Philippine Sea--a decisive American victory that spanned two days.
new and noteworthy books
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (Liberation Trilogy)
by Rick Atkinson
Currently #5 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers list.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson completes his trilogy with the final installment of this long-awaited book. Check out more on the New York Times book review here and discuss the new book here.
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
Formerly on the New York Times Bestseller list, Kiernan's book details the untold story of female workers in the home front factories of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Check out the Boston Globe's review here. - Scott Lyons
NEWS from THE TELEGRAPH
Nazi war crimes suspect aged 98 charged in Hungary
Hungarian prosecutors have charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to Second World War death camps.
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Experts begin cleaning recovered WW2 bomber
Experts have begun the delicate task of cleaning barnacles and silt from a rare German Second World War Dornier 17 bomber which has been at the bottom of the sea for more than 70 years.
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Asbestos veterans ignored by government
Around 200 military veterans have been denied compensation for asbestos poisoning developed while building ships for the Royal Navy.
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Photos
Thomas J. Minnick III
by Judith Ann Grogan Added June 1, 2013 at 11:06am
Normandy 2013, Easter weekend
by Erwin Leydekkers Added April 19, 2013 at 2:53pm 4 Comments
Hall of Heroes Registry - Family Members, Album Three
by Scott Lyons Added April 14, 2013 at 10:45pm
war on the eastern front
Siege and Battle of Leningrad: Impact to the War on the Eastern Front, Post-1943
The Siege and Battle for Leningrad (September 1941 to December 1944), was a microcosm of the War [...] More »
Berlin, Germany 1945: The End of Hitler’s War in Europe
Though thoroughly defeated in 1945, Germany continued to fight on despite what Ian Kershaw termed [...] More »
Allied Lend-Lease Program: The Impact for the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front, 1941-45
The Allied Lend-Lease program had a dramatic effect and influence on the Soviet victory on the Eastern Front. More »
Soviet Red Army Casualties: Life and Death on the Eastern Front, 1941-45
The Red Army sustained high casualty rates due to what John Erickson termed “the Soviet style of war.” [...] More »
Soviet and German Intelligence on the Eastern Front
Soviet intelligence in the pre-WWII era began with the noted Soviet spy Richard Sorge, who amassed an [...] More »
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