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Steven Terjeson | February 2, 2010
Congrats to Toni from NY on winning the WWII in HD giveaway contest! We hope you enjoy it, the series is very moving and shows a lot of scenes never before made public.
If you weren’t the lucky winner this time you can order the DVD at the links below.
Check back soon for the next [...]
Steven Terjeson | September 8, 2009
Twelve lives and a War that changed the World. The only ones who saw the war this way, were the ones who lived it. Premiering this Fall on History.
Steven Terjeson | July 27, 2009
Video of Bugs Bunny War Bond Drive WWII Cartoon
Steven Terjeson | July 2, 2009
Video Clip: WWII In Color – Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific
Table of WWII Aircraft Carriers
Fleet Carriers
ID
Name
Commission
Tons
Fleet
Lost
CV -1
Langley (AV-3)
redesignated
19,360
542
Java
CV -2
Lexington
12/14/2027
33,000
910
Coral Sea
CV -3
Saratoga
11/16/2027
33,000
910
CV -4
Ranger
6/4/1934
14,500
769
CV -5
Yorktown
9/30/1937
19,800
827
Midway
CV -6
Enterprise
5/12/1938
19,800
827
CV -7
Wasp
4/25/1940
14,700
739
Guadalcanal
CV -8
Hornet
10/20/1941
20,000
809
Santa Cruz
CV -9 [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 22, 2009
The Pacific – HBO Mini Series (2010)
For all those that liked HBO’s “Band of Brothers”, a new 10-part HBO mini-series is on the way from from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The Pacific tells the intertwined stories of three Marines during America’s battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II. See some [...]
Steven Terjeson | June 6, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for June 6 – D-Day
1942 – Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. The battle had begun on June 4.
1944 – Operation “Overlord” – The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 26, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for May 26
26 May 1940 – U.S. President Roosevelt made a radio appeal to the Red Cross due to the dire straits of Belgian and French civilians.
26 May 1940 – The evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began. The evacuation was known as Operation Dynamo.
On May 26, [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 21, 2009
From BBC News, a video showing life in a British WWII Prisoner of War Camp.
Rare footage showing life in British prisoner of war camp is going on display at a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.
There were over 1000 prisoner of war camps in Britain from World War II, but few [...]
Steven Terjeson | May 12, 2009
PBS Special – WWII Behind Closed Doors: Stalin, the Nazis and the West.
The six-hour series airs Wednesdays, May 6-20, 2009, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET, on PBS (check local listings).
This is an excellently portrayed and dramatized series which covers the Allied leadership in its intricacies throughout World War II. The PBS website has some great resources and [...]
Steven Terjeson | April 15, 2009
Today in WWII History
World War II History for April 15
Everyone gets to say hello to the IRS today, even Donald Duck.
15 Apr 1940 – French and British troops landed at Narvik, Norway.
15 Apr 1945 – During World War II, British and Canadian troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.
15 Apr 1945 – [...]
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