The Wooden Horse
Favorite (1950) True story of a creative escape plan from the German POW camp Stalag Luft III. ...
28
Apr
22
Apr
Lucia Dansar
Miss Hedvig Johnson's photograph was also published in the Stockholm newspaper during the year 1944....
21
Apr
In Which We Serve
(1942) A group of seaman survive the bombing of their destroyer. As they float on a raft and wait for rescue, they think back to the years just prior....
19
Apr
Swedish Newspaper
Last year I asked Ian Engblom, a Swedish college student who in 2006-2007 was a member of our Georgia Rotary Student Program, to translate this 1944 newspaper article for me....
19
Apr
Without Love
(1945) A scientist working on a high-altitude oxygen mask moves in with a widow and sparks fly. Eventually....
18
Apr
Carl Florman
Captain Carl Florman of Swedish Airlines (AB Aerotransport) was active in the Stockholm scene during World War II....
16
Apr
The Great Santini
Favorite (1974) The story of a family whose Dad is a Marine fighter pilot who calls himself "The Great Santini" and never lets anyone forget it....
16
Apr
The Americanization of Emily
(1964) A prim and proper British war widow falls for a Navy dog robber (now what on earth is that?) in June of 1944. ...
13
Apr
36 Hours
(1965) James Garner stars as an American intelligence officer who knows the details of the upcoming D-Day invasion and falls into the hands of the Germans....
13
Apr
Ordinary Heroes
(2005) Novel by Scott Turow about a son's quest for the truth about his father's World War II experiences....