German Officer POW Said Cowboys Were “Uncivilized” — 2 Months Later, He Begged to Stay on the RANCH. VD
German Officer POW Said Cowboys Were “Uncivilized” — 2 Months Later, He Begged to Stay on the RANCH THE RANCH UNDER THE TEXAS SKY A World War II Story Chapter I – The Arrival Texas, June 1944. The military truck…
The Price of Silence: Why German POW Children Asked Americans, “Are We Allowed to Smile?. VD
The Price of Silence: Why German POW Children Asked Americans, “Are We Allowed to Smile? The air in the forest east of the Ruhr Pocket on April 12, 1945, was a thick, miserable soup of damp earth, cordite, and rotting…
(1943) Female Italian POWs Thought Americans Were Myths—Then They Met Loggers, Miners and farmers. NU
(1943) Female Italian POWs Thought Americans Were Myths—Then They Met Loggers, Miners and farmers The Women Who Saw America: A Journey of Discovery On April 17, 1943, Maria Ki, a 26-year-old Italian nurse, stood frozen at the entrance of the…
You Are Free To Go, Commanders Told Italian Female POWs — Until They Whispered: Can We Go With You? NU
You Are Free To Go, Commanders Told Italian Female POWs — Until They Whispered: Can We Go With You? The Break of Dawn: The Transformation of Italian Prisoners During WWII The pre-dawn darkness of September 15th, 1943, enveloped Camp Heraford…
You Are Free To Go,’ Commanders Told Japanese Female POWs — Until They Begged: ‘Let Us Stay. NU
You Are Free To Go,’ Commanders Told Japanese Female POWs — Until They Begged: ‘Let Us Stay The Unlikely Transformation: A Story of Ideological Collapse During WWII August 15th, 1945, Camp Livingston, Louisiana. The sun beat down mercilessly as Sergeant…
German POWs Were Shocked By Barbers, Tailors, and Laundry in Camps. NU
German POWs Were Shocked By Barbers, Tailors, and Laundry in Camps The Christmas That Changed Everything December 25th, 1943, was a cold, damp day at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The American soldiers had no reason to expect that their Christmas celebration…
Japanese Civilians Couldn’t Believe U.S. Troops Risked Their Lives. NU
Japanese Civilians Couldn’t Believe U.S. Troops Risked Their Lives Page 1 — The Cave That Breathed Fear On June 12th, 1945, the limestone hills of southern Okinawa sweated under a brutal sun. Private First Class Thomas Hendricks, a twenty-one-year-old Marine from rural Iowa, stared at…
German Women POWs Heard Music — ‘It’s Their Party, Don’t Look!’ Cowboys Dragged Them Onto the Dance Floor. NU
German Women POWs Heard Music — ‘It’s Their Party, Don’t Look!’ Cowboys Dragged Them Onto the Dance Floor Chapter I — The Road of Defeat May 1945 did not arrive with celebration for everyone. For Alfreda, it arrived as mud….
“‘They’re Cutting My Dress Off!’ — A Japanese POW’s Terror Turned to Shock When the American Surgeon Stepped In”. NU
“‘They’re Cutting My Dress Off!’ — A Japanese POW’s Terror Turned to Shock When the American Surgeon Stepped In” Chapter I – What She Was Taught to Fear The scream cut through the medical tent like shrapnel. “They’re cutting my…
“‘Fire Me?’ — What Patton Said When He Learned Montgomery Wanted Him Removed”. NU
“‘Fire Me?’ — What Patton Said When He Learned Montgomery Wanted Him Removed” Chapter I – August 1944: The Man Unleashed In early August 1944, the war in Western Europe changed its rhythm. For weeks after D-Day, Allied forces had…