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Steven Terjeson | July 14, 2009
Audio: General Charles de Gaulle urges America to Join the Allies (14 July 1941)
A 1942 WWII photo portrait of General Charles de Gaulle of the Free French Forces and first president of the Fifth Republic serving from 1958 to 1969.
Today in WWII History
World War II History for July 14
14 July 1933 – All German political [...]
Steven Terjeson | February 16, 2009
Podcast – The Sinking of the Graf Spee
These are the actual radio broadcasts from Dec 17-18, 1939 about the sinking of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Speein South America.
WWII History - The End of Graf Spee - 1 [0:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download WWII History - British Cruiser Exeter Damaged by Graf Spee [0:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download WWII History - The End of Graf Spee - 2 [0:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download WWII History - The End of Graf Spee - BBC [5:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadSteven Terjeson | September 20, 2008
Today in WW II History
World War II History for September 20
1943 – Operation Source began when British submarines attempted to sink the German battleship Tirpitz as it sat in Norwegian waters. The six submarines involved did enough damage to cripple the battleship for 6 months.
The Tirpitz was the second largest battleship in the German [...]
Steven Terjeson | September 2, 2008
Today in WW II History
**World War II Ends**
World War II History for September 2,
1944 – A U.S. Navy squadron was given the assignment to take out a radio tower on the island Chichi Jima. Ensign George H.W. Bush scored four direct hits on the tower and then headed out to sea where he ejected. He [...]
Steven Terjeson | July 22, 2008
Watch the full episode of “Hero Ships: USS Arizona” the tale of the beginning of World War II for the United States and the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941. USS Arizona only lasted about 10 minutes into WW II but remains one of the wars most historic monuments. 1,177 men died on the [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 2, 2008
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Date: 2 Sept 1945
On USS Missouri overlooking the gun barrels to the aircraft flying overhead in formation.
Steven Terjeson | April 7, 2008
HIJMS Yamato
HIJMS Yamato running trials in 1941
Yamato, named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was lead ship of her class. She and her sister Musashi were the largest, heaviest, and most powerful battleships ever constructed, displacing 72,800 tonnes at full load. The class carried the largest [...]
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