I read the book also.. A GREAT story that was also enjoyed by my Friend Max, who's grandfather fought with the Red Army during WWII.

Today an interesting item on ebay... Glenn Miller's (alleged) WWII AAF Dress uniform & cap, all for a mere $15,000! If you want to check it out ...

The people of Holland made a remarkable effort to save Dutch Jews during WWII that few (if any) countries can match. I have posted one of several doc...

It's nice to be recognized for your contribution isn't it?

Would like to share with you the humble beginnings of my Pacific display. This is my one and only mannequin, who has changed his affiliations and even...

HBO will be showing a mini series titled "The Pacific" starting next month. It is by the same group than produced "Band of Brothers". It traces seve...

Thank You for posting this poem Chuck. The part about Politicians is especially 'sad but true,' and it's being exposed more often than in times past, ...

Recently I had an opportunity to purchase an authentic "cricket" signaling device like the ones our paratroopers used on D-Day. This is just one of se...

I still have my order sitting in my Amazon.com order list. Guess I should finally process it... Well worth the price, M-1! I think the best d...

I received mine in the mail about a week ago. I'm watching it tonight again (w/o "HD"). Really an outstanding documentary covering both the ETO and Pa...

While channel surfing on New Year's Eve I stumbled onto a terrific WWII Veteran's testimony of his experiences in WWII as a machinegunner in Patton's ...

My heart goes out to you.. There is never a time when a loss is not difficult, but I know what it means to lose a loved one at this time of year, when...

I have read several books about The Battle of the Bulge and I remember reading one account about a US Army CO who had taken part in it. Can't remember...

Hello Vee and Everyone, I didn't want to open up an entirely new topic so I'm bummin' space off Vee's topic about music. My question about music ...

Here on the West coast it's still December 7th as I write this. I always watch the History channel programs about Pearl Harbor on this day, even thoug...