Falun
On October 1, 1943 Falun was opened as an official camp for interned American flyers. The internees were put up in various hotels and boarding houses. Some even stayed in private homes....
15
Jul
14
Jul
A Secret
(2007)Frech film about a Jewish boy in WWII Paris who stumbles onto his parents' secret past....
13
Jul
The Man Who Never Was
Favorite (1956) The story of Operation Mincemeat, Britain's 1943 plan to convince Germany that the Allied invasion of Sicily would take place at Greece instead....
12
Jul
The Massacre of Saint Rémy
As I learned more about the crew of pilot Lt. Willard D. Reed, I uncovered details about a horrific massacre of American airmen. ...
11
Jul
Manchester Memories
A series of articles for the Manchester Star-Mercury by Monroe F. "Buddy Stamps" titled "Manchester Memories" included several accounts of the comings and goings of President Franklin D. Roosevelt....
10
Jul
Das Boot
Favorite (1981) Das Boot is an epic German war film, the fictional story of U-96 and its crew. ...
10
Jul
Triumph of the Will
Unbelievable (1935) Triumph of the Will is a documentary propaganda film made for Hitler in 1935....
09
Jul
Why We Fight
(1942)"Why We Fight" is a series of propaganda films created during the war primarily to show our soldiers why we were in the war. ...
07
Jul
Visby
While my son Johnny and I were on the island of Gotland we stayed in historic Visby, Gotland's largest city. ...
03
Jul
Getting to Gotland
We headed for the Swedish island of Gotland. At the end of the day on March 6, 1944, this is where the crew of the Liberty Lady made their final landing, wheels up on a boggy farmer's field. Miraculously all ten crew members climbed...