The Forgotten Stretcher-Bearers during World War I
When America sends sons and daughters into combat not all will return unscathed, and some will die. When a member of the United States military is injured in combat, it…
Our Ancient Faith; Tubby; The Second Sun; By Water Beneath the Walls; The Fighting Fathers; The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum; Falling in Love at the Movies; The White Ladder; Hiroshima; Mers El-Kebir 1940
Being there . . . . for this reviewer’s sampling of the Best Book Buys for Christmas and the NewYear – – several of America’s finest publishers have lined up…
REVIEW: My Way (2011) – Immense Action World War II Movie
My Way (2011), a South Korean World War II movie, and apparently being one of the most expensive Korean films ever made with a budget of ₩28 billion (US$24 million),…
The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II
Remembering the final combat mission of WWII – and the boys who flew it On Aug. 15, 1945, while the Allies waited to hear if Japan would surrender, 21-year-old Captain…
Has the USS Johnston (DD-557) been discovered?
On October 30, 2019, it was announced that the wreckage of USS Johnston (DD-557) most likely has been located by the research vessel RV Petrel of Vulcan Inc. It is…
American Lions
unpacked, the Italians in Northeastern Italy were screaming, “Put the Americans in!”, especiallysince their General Headquarters and camp were in Treviso, near Venice, so near the ArmisticeLine with Austria-Hungary. Further…
Hitler’s Death Trains; Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps
Said five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower, unquestionably the single most importantmilitary figure of World War II, on a visit to the Ohrdruf concentration camp on April 12, 1945,“The things I…
REVIEW: Hitler’s Germany: The Birth of Extremism by Tim Heath
Tim Heath’s book covers the story of three German families as World War I ends. The German economy and society fell into a horrible position of blaming their situation on…
Stanisława Leszczyńska: The Midwife Who Saved More Than 3,000 at Auschwitz
The story of Stanisława Leszczyńska is one that revolves not only around the horrors of the Holocaust, but also around Catholicism and the Polish people of the day. Leszczyńska’s account…
Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918. South Yorkshire, UK
David Bilton. Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918. South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Military, 2021. Hardcover, illustrated, 302pp. ISBN: 1526758024. Review by Peter L. Belmonte The British Regulars, the…
