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• Veteran’s Day Open Thread

  
  threedonia.com — Authority: 493
  Who knew the littlest boy would die in a place called Anzio Beach in 12 years and the oldest would jump out of a burning B-17 over Magdeburg in May 1944 to spend 11 months in a POW camp? They weren’t victims or rubes. They were stiff-necked, patriots and the salt of the earth — the backbone of this nation. Share ...
  11 hours ago

• Lest We Forget

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 596
  The tally of soldiers dying in Afghanistan and Iraq is raising, a strong anti war movement is building in Britain.  I recently wrote an article about the recent conflicts and my personal feelings. This and seeing families on T.V. in mourning.  It got me thinking about an ordinary family in-fact my own, and the ...
  1 day ago

• Our own Tour de France

  
  . : dream a little dream : . — Authority: 116
  If you find yourself in Bayeux going to one of the Normandy beaches, I’ll give you a hint everyone forgot to mention to us. Don’t ride a bloody bike unless you’re used to being on one for such long distances! Instead, rent a scooter if you can find one. It would be much more enjoyable and your ass won’t feel ...
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• THE HORROR OF KRISTALLNACHT

  
  THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — Authority: 605
  It may be the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today , but another thing that may not be as well known to some in the west is that November 9 also marks the time when "Kristallnacht" took place around the beginning of WW2 and the Holocaust. Heres an article about it by a writer whose family was there at ...
  1 day ago

• JayKay Makes WikiAnswers Look Good

  
  no.stupid.answers — Authority: 126
  If you’re a movie buff like I am, you’ll no doubt remember the outrageously funny flick Men in Black and Agents J and K. It is one of my all-time favorite movies and it happens to be one of this week’s featured contributor’s favorites as well. In fact, he even paid tribute to the film when first ...
  2 days ago

• Ii Ww

  
  Answer Cult — Authority: 136
  When my husband, Benjamin M. Kaplow, was enlisted in the army at 18 years June 26, 1943, little did imagine that his many letters would be descriptive become a part of WWII history. I am proud to say that I have many letters to and from his months of training before being sent out [...]
  2 days ago

• Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks

  
  Vulpes Libris — Authority: 469
  Commemorating Armistice Week Having seen the film based on this book last winter, I wanted to reread the novel to compare them. The film, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring the luminous Cate Blanchett had a haunting atmosphere, emphasized by the landscape and colors. The movie focuses on the personal ...
  2 days ago

• T-Shirt Design Proposals By Paul Baines

  
  VanillaSeven' Photography — Authority: 424
  Here’s a couple of t-shirt design proposals I’ve drawn up for British tee label Spunky . They’re both based on WW2 propaganda, one Soviet and the other American. They’re probably too politically subversive, but you never know. You read about what I’ve been getting up to lately, artistically that is, ...
  3 days ago

• We will remember them

  
  RevRuth's Rantings — Authority: 418
  Ten years ago I visited the war graves in Belgium with a group of other theological students. It was a trip that has stayed with me since and which I shall never forget. The organisers were Toc-H and we stayed in a house in Poperinge, the first resting place for soldiers behind the trenches. It was a week of stories. ...
  3 days ago

• The History Of Paddington Bear

  
  Watch Movie Online — Authority: 131
  Paddington’s nationality is that he comes from Peru where his Aunt lives but could no longer look after him due to her old age. The character Paddington was first introduced to the world on the 13th October 1958. Paddington was based on a bear that Michael Bond spotted in Paddington Station that he actually ...
  3 days ago

• Ohio State Win Loss Humor From Hitler

  
  Ahrcanum "ahR-Kah-noom" > secret secrets — Authority: 132
  Ohio State football at Penn State today.  From the  loss at Purdue, Hitler reacts to The Buckeyes. Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: adolf funny, Ahrcanum, brutus, Buckeye Football, buckeyes, football, Go Bucs, Hitler, hitler football video, hitler on Ohio State, hitler OSU video, hitler reaction, jim tressel, ...
  3 days ago

• Hidden Conflict: the highs and lows of historical GLBT war fiction

  
  Vulpes Libris — Authority: 469
  I must say straight up that Bristlecone Pine Press who kindly sent me the eBook version of Hidden Conflict for review also publish two of my own books in e-format so you must judge my prejudices as best you may. I shall endeavour to be impartial. I’m also pleased to report that I read this book on my wonderful ...
  4 days ago

• Climbing to the peak in Prague

  
  . : dream a little dream : . — Authority: 116
  The day started out perfectly with a delicious breakfast made by Dee. She snuck out early in the morning to the store before I woke up and came back with a feast of crepes with strawberry’s and melted dark chocolate (a substitute for our long lost friend maple syrup), European breads and cheeses, yogurt and ...
  5 days ago

• The world commemorates start of WWII as its greatest tragedy | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire

  
  Quick Take - As It Happens — Authority: 108
  September 1, 1939, few people could imagine that World War II would last six years and become the bloodiest war of the 20th century. The reasons for the war have already been discussed at length, but the debates have resumed now that several East European countries are trying to shift part of the blame for unleashing ...
  5 days ago

• Auschwitz-Birkenau

  
  . : dream a little dream : . — Authority: 116
  Ive always been interested in history, particularly the past 100 years. On one side weve done amazing things; weve traveled faster than any other being on this planet with cars and aeroplanes, flew in space and dived deep in the oceans, improved civil rights around the globe and invented an intraweb of wires that ...
  5 days ago

• WW2 coastal defense research

  
  Antiquarian's Attic — Authority: 113
  Under the threat of German invasion in the summer of 1940, the creation of a defensive ‘coastal crust’ represented one of the largest construction projects in British history. Hundreds of miles of beaches were closed off to the public and fortifiied with barbed wire, minefields and gun emplacements. The traces of ...
  6 days ago

• Winter on the Eastern Front

  
  Bedford Gladiators - Wargames and Roleplaying Club — Authority: 103
  Here are some shots from our regular Monday club night (November 2nd). The Soviets Launch their attack The Soviets advance. SU-122, KV9 and KV1 in shot. A SU-122 is hit and brews up! A defending PzIII, plus secret weapon a lime green tape measure in the background A Marder III anti-tank platoon lays ...
  1 week ago

• Horrie the Wog Dog

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 734
  Army Pack: Horrie the Wog Dog, 2/1Australian Machine Gun Battalion. An Australian soldier in WW2 befriended a puppy , and he went to great lengths to save him after the War. I saw it this morning on Letters of Note and thought it was great. Be sure to read to the end.
  1 week ago

• How to find authentic goods?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 646
  Looking to buy a WW2 ring. Help me not get scammed on eBay. (Anonymous because this is going to be a surprise, and the gift-receiver is a sneak) Im planning on proposing to my long-time boyfriend some time in the next year, and Id like to get him a ring. Since hes a history buff, I figured a German WW2 ring would ...
  1 week ago

• NAZI funeral in London, 1936

  
  stelpavlou.com — Authority: 122
  Most people have no idea about the politics of Britain in the 1930s. Churchill was one of the first politicians to actually give a pro-eugenics speech in Parliament. No one likes to talk about that much. However, this footage really blows my mind. A full blown NAZI state funeral in London.Wartime London with Harry ...
  1 week ago

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