On Monday, I flew to College Park, MD (just outside Washington, DC) to spend four days at the National Archives facility there. This is where the declassified records of the Office of Strategic Services are stored. ...
(1997) "Spies: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Dirty Tricks and Double Dealing from Biblical Times to Today" is like a Wiki for spies....
On September 21st and 22nd 1944 four rusting ships left Närpes, a city on the west coast of Finland, and on a stormy night crossed over the Gulf of Bothnia (upper portion of the Baltic Sea) to two cities on Sweden’s eastern coastline, It...
Since Sweden was a neutral country during World War II, internationals from all over the world congregated there. They would mingle freely in the cafes and restaurants. ...
My brothers and sisters have heard about the Hotell Siljansborg in Rättvik for as long as we can remember. It is where our parents spent their honeymoon in January of 1945. ...
The American Legation offices in Stockholm during WWII were located on Strandvägen, the city’s most fashionable avenue....
On Tuesday, May 10th, the Roswell Rotary Club escorted sixty-four WWII veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials. It was a glorious day....
Bernt Balchen (1899 - 1973) led a remarkable life. He was an Arctic explorer, then during World War II he established US airfields in Greenland. Then he continued to work with the US Airforce on many projects which also involved the OSS....
(1958) An Autobiography was written by Bernt Balchen in 1958. Balchen was many things but would probably have wanted to be remembered as a great explorer. He was....
Being a neutral country, Sweden was a haven for travelers from countries all over the world. Many countries had legations (or embassies) there, including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, as well as others....