How did the design of a “useless” truck become the basis for Red Ball Express…? NU
How did the design of a “useless” truck become the basis for Red Ball Express…? In the summer of 1944, just weeks after American troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, the Allied armies were plunged into a crisis for…
From Convoy to Disaster: “Truck Sinks!” — The Shocking Story of the American Rescue of Japanese Prisoners of War. NU.
From Convoy to Disaster: “Truck Sinks!” — The Shocking Story of the American Rescue of Japanese Prisoners of War They were told the Americans would shoot them on sight. They were told that rape, torture, and an unmarked grave were…
When the German prisoners of war arrived in America, this was the most unusual sight for them. NU.
When the German prisoners of war arrived in America, this was the most unusual sight for them. On June 4, 1943, at the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia, Seaman Heman Butche approached the ship, walking down the pier, his legs…
The Marine They Rejected: How a 5-Foot Hero Burned Through 7 Japanese Fortresses in Just 4 Hours. NU
The Marine They Rejected: How a 5-Foot Hero Burned Through 7 Japanese Fortresses in Just 4 Hours At 10:23 on the morning of February 23, 1945, Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams lay face down in the suffocating black volcanic ash of…
When An American Soldier Gave a German Child His Harmonica — His Reaction Left Everyone Speechless. NU.
When An American Soldier Gave a German Child His Harmonica — His Reaction Left Everyone Speechless A World War II Story of Humanity Beyond Victory Chapter I: Spring Without Peace Germany, spring of 1945. The war was ending, but no…
They Thought Their Hands Were Broken: German POW Girls Cried in Shock as U.S. Soldiers Cut Off Their Chains. NU.
They Thought Their Hands Were Broken: German POW Girls Cried in Shock as U.S. Soldiers Cut Off Their Chains They were sure the bones would snap. For five days and nights, 247 German women rattled across a foreign continent in…
When German POWs Received Their First Paycheck for Farm Work — Their Reaction Left Everyone. NU
When German POWs Received Their First Paycheck for Farm Work — Their Reaction Left Everyone The Pay Envelope in Texas (September 1943) A World War II story in six short chapters (about 2,000 words) Chapter 1 — The Line Outside…
Infected, Blind, and Hopeless: German POW Woman Sees Again After Daring American Medical Rescue. NU.
Infected, Blind, and Hopeless: German POW Woman Sees Again After Daring American Medical Rescue They told her she was as good as dead. Not with a bullet. Not with a bomb. With infection. By the time 24‑year‑old German auxiliary nurse Greta…
Crawling Through Blood and Snow: German POW Women Refused to Leave Their Friend With Shattered Legs — Then U.S. Troops Arrived. NU.
Crawling Through Blood and Snow: German POW Women Refused to Leave Their Friend With Shattered Legs — Then U.S. Troops Arrived They were supposed to die in that forest. Four German women, half-starved and half-frozen, dragging a broken body through…
Der weiße Tod: Wie Simo Häyhä zum tödlichsten Scharfschützen der Geschichte ohne Zielfernrohr wurde. NE
Der weiße Tod: Wie Simo Häyhä zum tödlichsten Scharfschützen der Geschichte ohne Zielfernrohr wurde Der Winter 1939 kam in Finnland nicht mit einer leichten Schneedecke, sondern mit dem Dröhnen sowjetischer Motoren und der eisigen Kälte eines sibirischen Sturms. Am 21….