Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 14
1940 - During World War II, German war planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry when about 500 Luftwaffe bombers attacked.
German bombers devastate the English city of Coventry, demolishing tens of thousands of buildings and killing hundreds of men, women, and children. [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for November 12
1942 - During World War II, naval battle of Guadalcanal began between Japanese and American forces. The Americans won a major victory.
1944 - During World War II, the German battleship “Tirpitz” was sunk off the coast of Norway.
32 British Lancaster bombers attack and sink the [...]
Killing Rommel: WWII Saga to be Directed by Randall Wallace
Sep 3, 2008–Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have acquired screen rights to “Killing Rommel,” a novel by Steven Pressfield. Randall Wallace will write the script with Pressfield. Bruckheimer will produce.
Published in the spring by Doubleday, the book concerns a British battalion?s attempt to thwart German Field Marshal [...]
Review of A Short History of the United States
a publication by Robert Rimini
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A Short History of the United States is the quintesential quick review of US history. Robert Rimini does a great job of compiling this work and packing almost 1000 years of history [...]
Review of Killing Rommel
a novel by Steven Pressfield
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Based on the real-life exploits of the British special forces Long Range Desert Group during World War II, Killing Rommel pits this elite group against the German Afrika Korps and its legendary commander Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.
Author Steven Pressfield brings this narration [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 20
1942 - Pierre Laval told the French labor that they must serve in Germany.
1944 - Allied forces invaded the Philippines. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur landed on the island of Leyte fulfilling his promise to return to the area where he was forced to flee in [...]
“I fear all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
While this quotation may never have been stated by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, it defines the ending of the 1970 film Tora, Tora, Tora!
Some of the other quotes in this movie did happen, including the codes phrases used by [...]
This audio clip is of the CBS European News report 28 AUG 1939 just a couple days before the start of World War II when Germany invades Poland.
Below are some of the transcripted notes from the audio file.
The London news desk reports on the rail transportation along the Polish corridor with German transports moving [...]
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