Being there . . . . 10 August, 1941 on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales anchored in Placentia Bay off the coast of Newfoundland when Prime Minister Winston Churchill met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt who arrived earlier on board the USS McDougal for the risky Atlantic Conference that became the germ of the United Nations
HOW THE ATLANTIC CHARTER WRITTEN BY ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHJILL, BUT STRANGELY NEVER SIGNED, SAVED DEMOCRACY FROM HITLER, MUSSOLINI, AND TOJO A book reviewed and highly recommended by Don DeNevi “Roosevelt…
B-17 “Nine-o-Nine”: ATC Audio Released from Before and After Crash
LiveATC.com has publicized audio containing communications between the Air Traffic Control and B-17 “Nine-o-Nine” (N93012) prior to the crash. The audio reveals that the crew of B-17 “Nine-o-Nine” (identified as…
Part seven of a ten part series- 5th Fighter Command
Reviewed and highly recommended by Don DeNevi “You buy ‘em, we’ll fly ‘em!” A 1942 WW II poster worth remembering . . . . “THE 5TH FIGHTER COMMAND IN WORLD…
THE 9MM SPRINGFIELD ARMORY SA-35 – A 21st CENTURY VERSION OF THE FAMOUS BROWNING HI POWER
Article by Nick Jacobellis While John Moses Browning crafted the original basic design, Dieudonne Saive of Fabrique National (FN), Herstal, Belgium is credited with completing the design that became the…
James Streckfuss. Eyes All Over the Sky: Aerial Reconnaissance in the First World War
James Streckfuss. Eyes All Over the Sky: Aerial Reconnaissance in the First World War. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers, 2016. Hardcover, illustrated, 239pp. Review by Peter L. Belmonte In this new…
Ghost Army – The Dummy Tanks of World War II
Deception was imperative during World War II and militaries would create fake soldiers, weaponry, vehicles and even entire towns. In this article I’ll be focusing on the ‘Dummy Tanks‘ of World…
Combat Divers
‘Charioteers’ they were called, and some slipped through the black waters in midgetsubmarines. They worked alone, in the dark, in enemy waters. When they started on a mission,they knew that…
Ultimate Movie Trivia Challenge; But Have You Read the Book?; Cinematic Cities New York; 52 Musee-See Movies; 20th Century-Fox; Summer Movies
“CINEMATIC CITIES NEW YORK – The Big Apple on the Big Screen”, by Christian Blauvelt. TCM,Turner Classic Movies, Running Press, Hachette Book Group: 2019, 5 ¼” x 8 ¼”, 167…
Rear Admiral Schley
2022). Williams – Ford, Military History Series, Texas A & M University Press, College Station:2023, 344 pages, 6 ½” x 9 ½”, hardcover; $80. Visit, wwwtamupress.com.Admit it, litterateur, neither do…
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