Did You Know… John William Boehne ?
We were being blown away from the beach, and had to come back through heavy waves.
Memorial Day Tribute
Did you know John Thompson Prior? I have been reading about the siege of Bastogne, Christmas 1944. The many enormous sacrifices strike me with awe. There was love and humanity even for enemies. Most heroes never intended to be one. … Continued
Kyiv – city of sorrows, the city of the brave
Kyiv is no stranger to war, cruelty, and misery. The latest Russian invasion is but one more example of how the city’s location and resources have placed it center stage in a European tug of war over who will control, govern, and determine the future of the Ukrainian people.
The Sound of Music as historical fiction
The recent death of actor Christopher Plummer has renewed interest in the fifty-six-year-old movie, The Sound of Music. Since it is more than fifty years old, it qualifies as historical fiction. I thought I would share my connection to the movie and the real Trapp Family.
Did you know…Glyndwyr Michael (4 January 1909 – 24 January 1943)?
Tales of WW2… How a homeless vagrant corpse contributed to the British war effort In 1939, British intelligence wrote a memo popularly known as “the Trout memo”, about how to deceive the enemy. It said in part: “The memo reads, … Continued