VALKYRIE Featurette

 
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Starring Tom Cruise, VALKYRIE, is the true story of the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler that took place on July 20, 1944 and which was led by, among others, German staff officer Klaus Von Stauffenberg (whom Cruise portrays).
This video of the making of VALKYRIE featurette contains behind the scenes shots, interviews from the directors and [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - Germany, Europe Theater, Media, News, PodcastPosted on November 12th, 2008

A Wartime Log

WW II vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: ‘Let it be known’
By Wayne Drash, Thelma Gutierrez and Sara Weisfeldt
CNN 11/11/08
LOMA LINDA, California (CNN) — Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words “A Wartime Log” on its cover. It’s a catalog of deaths and atrocities he [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Country - USA, Europe Theater, News, TodayPosted on November 11th, 2008

General Wladyslaw Sikorski

General Wladyslaw Sikorski’s body to be exhumed
From The Times
November 11, 2008
The remains of General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the leader of Poland’s government-in-exile during the Second World War, will be exhumed to determine whether his death in 1943 was the result of foul play.
Janusz Kurtyka, head of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance, said that the exhumation would [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Europe Theater, NewsPosted on November 10th, 2008

Killing Rommel Upcoming Film

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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Media, NewsPosted on October 31st, 2008

A Short History of the United States

Review of A Short History of the United States
a publication by Robert Rimini
View the full review page: A Short History of the United States
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 [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Media, NewsPosted on October 27th, 2008

VALKYRIE Trailer

 
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Starring Tom Cruise, VALKYRIE, is the true story of the assassination plot against Adolf Hitler that took place on July 20, 1944 and which was led by, among others, German staff officer Klaus Von Stauffenberg (whom Cruise portrays).
Although there is some public awareness of the plot against Hitler, few people know the details of that [...]

No Comments »Filed under: Media, News, PodcastPosted on October 15th, 2008

World War II History for September 26

Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 26
1944 - Operation Market-Garden failed when thousands of British and Polish troops were killed in an attempt to seize bridges in the Dutch town of Arnhem.
British Gen. Bernard Montgomery conceived an operation to take control of bridges that crossed the Rhine River, from the [...]

 
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No Comments »Filed under: Air, Facts, Media, News, Pacific Theater, PodcastPosted on September 26th, 2008

World War II History for September 24

Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 24
1941 - The Japanese consul in Hawaii was instructed to divide Pearl Harbor into five zones and calculate the number of battleships in each zone.
Relations between the United States and Japan had been deteriorating quickly since Japan’s occupation of Indo-China and the implicit menacing of [...]

No Comments »Filed under: NewsPosted on September 24th, 2008

World War II History for September 9

Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 9,
1941 - Iran surrenders to the Allies
Agreeing, among other things, Iran deports Axis spies posing as diplomatic and tourist staff. Iran will order the “diplomats” and others out on the 13th.
1942 - Japan dropped incendiaries over Oregon in an attempt to set fire to the [...]

 
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1 Comment »Filed under: Air, Europe Theater, Media, News, North America, Podcast, TodayPosted on September 9th, 2008

The National World War II Museum Fund

Dear Family and Friends,
I recently created a personal fund to help support The National World War II Museum. Please help us make a difference.
Whatever you can give will be appreciated, and everything helps. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Steve Terjeson
To make a donation online, visit our fund center.

Visit the National World War II Museum online [...]

1 Comment »Filed under: News, OtherPosted on September 8th, 2008