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 11
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly.
1942 - The Battle of Cape Esperance, during World War II, began in the Solomons.
The battle for Guadalcanal began in August, when [...]
Today in WW II History
World War II History for October 5
1942 - Joseph Stalin sent a telegram to the German/Soviet front at Stalingrad. The message was “That part of Stalingrad which has been captured must be liberated.”
Stalingrad was a key to capturing the Soviet Union, in many ways as important as capturing Moscow itself. [...]
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World War II History - Olympics Audio Feature
Podcast: The Opening of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Today in honor of the Opening of the Olympic games in Beijing (08/08/08), we bring you a radio broadcast from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just before WW II.
72 years ago RRG sends out a speech by Adolph Hitler opening [...]
WW2 ‘Great Escape’ mastermind dies at 92
2008/08/08
Eric Dowling, who helped plan the mass wartime breakout from a German prison camp that inspired the movie The Great Escape, has died at 92.
Peter Dowling said his father died at a nursing home near Bristol in southwest England on July 21, a day before his 93rd birthday. The [...]
Tucholski, WW II Vet, Dies at 85
http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/2008/08/08/news/
John P. Tucholski, a life-long resident of Roslyn Heights who served both his country as an honored World War II veteran and his community as a dedicated funeral director, died this past June 21. He was 85.
He enlisted in the military in 1942 and became a member of [...]
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1) What was the code name for the teams of Allied agents parachuted behind German lines prior to the Normandy invasion of D-Day?
A Juneaus
B Jedburghs
C Johnnies
D Jerries
2) What was the common name of the German JU-87?
A Stuka
B Junker
C Gotha Go
D Heinkel
3) Canada on D-Day:
A Jasper
B Joker
C Jellyroll
D Juno
4) Which one of [...]
“The Real Hollywood Heroes”
The following post held a great list of those that have served in WWII and also been in the Hollywood spotlight.
Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day.
James Doohan (”Scotty” on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U. S. Army on D-Day.
Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) [...]
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