When baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went on tour in baseball-crazy Japan in 1934, some fans wondered why … More
Tag: WWll
The Bloody Hell of Okinawa
Seventy-five years ago, the final great battle of WWII convinced Allied leaders to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. The … More
Imagine you were born in 1900
On your 14th birthday, World War I starts and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in … More
How a globe-trotting, adventure-seeking socialite became the first American woman in uniform captured by the Nazis
The Legend of Gertie Peter Finn – The Washington Post – National Security Editor “One afternoon in the summer of … More
For Some Holocaust Survivors, Even Liberation Was Dehumanizing
For those of you who are familiar, and interested, in history this article is a must read. We need to … More
Ohrdruf/Buchenwald – 1st Camp liberated by Americans
Yesterday, while trying to read and enjoy an early morning coffee, a fella asked if he could join my otherwise … More
