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The trailer of the upcoming World War 2 movie “Greyhound” has been released today by Sonic Entertainment. Greyhound is inspired on actual events and the storyline goes as follow: In the early days of World War II, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (portrayed by Tom Hanks) in his…

William Langford. The Great War Illustrated, 1915: Archive Photographs of WWI. South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Military, 2021. Softcover, illustrated, 390pp. ISBN: 1399085166. Review by Peter L. Belmonte NOTE: There appear to be two editions of this book, one of which apparently contains color photographs. This review refers specifically to the one without color…

My Father’s War – Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers by author Charley Valera. iUniverse Publishing. A remarkable testament to the Greatest Generation. The majority of the WWII heroes have passed, and their stories are escaping us every day. Charley’s interviews and stories from the veterans resound with valor, heroism, and stories that almost did…

    The Long Range Desert group, British SAS and other Brit SF units that served during WW II – By Nick Jacobellis “Not by strength but by guile,” was their motto.  Their mission was to gather intelligence and strike deep behind enemy lines.  The unit designation: The British Long Range Desert Group.   The history…

This 7-minute WWII Short film, “Freund”, features the story of a German sniper (Dieter) who questions the morality of his actions after coming face to face with his enemy. Directed By: Nathan Cragun and Produced By: Nathan Cragun, Kyle Poppitz & Mohammad Sawwan. Nathan Cragun has created a second WWII short film, called “Esperanca“, covering…

In the video above you’ll see aerial footage of ships left abandoned in Staten Island, NY., in a eerie graveyard of WWII-era ships nicknamed the “Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard”. The Arthur Kill ship graveyard was never meant to become such a decrepit spectacle. In the years after World War II, the adjacent scrapyard began to purchase scores…

World War II Short film, “Esperanca”, tells the story of an often overlooked subject. The Brazilian Expeditionary Force during World War 2. After being separated from his unit during the battle for Montese, a Brazilian soldier fights a battle with himself to continue on. He must see if he has the hope and will to…

“The Doom of the Van Imhoff” is a Dutch World War II documentary which focuses on a naval disaster / crime that was kept silent for decades. In 1942 near the coast of Sumatra, the Dutch steamer Van Imhoff, carrying hundreds of German prisoners of war, is bombed by a Japanese plane and sinks. The…

In Their Own Words: Writings of War Correspondent Don Matin and His 11-Year-Old Daughter Dorothy-An Intimate View of WWI. James Larrimore, editor. Self published, 2021. Hardcover, illustrated, 273pp. Review by Peter L. Belmonte Don Martin was a political reporter for the New York Herald just prior to the U.S. entering World War I. He was…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg If you were not a combatant, WWII had the potential to be a gold mine, even if you were occupied by a semi-friendly power, or two. Gisli Jokull Gislason, an Iceland Law Enforcement Officer and a Local Military Historian of WWII topics takes us all around the Iceland WWII experience in…