Book tells how city on Nazi hitlist coped in war
The book - Swansea and the Second World War - says while the bombing and the response were similar to other towns and cities ...
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American POW swam to freedom in the Pacific during WWII
They arrived in late 1940 and would be separated in 1941 just before World War II began. “Mom went to the Philippines with ...
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Lewis LeMaster: TR provided detailed coverage of World War II servicemen for local readers
There was good news: “Lt. (J. G.) Eugene Archer, of 1825 Euclid, was among the survivors of the destroyer, Warrington, sunk ...
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Lt. Col. Charles Whittlesey was both hero and victim of World War I. A new graphic novel tells the Medal of Honor recipient's story
They ended up trapped there without ample ammunition, food or water. The nation awaited news of the "Lost Battalion," as their families prayed that they would make it back home. After five days, they ...
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The Remarkable Story of the WWII Ghost Army
My father, a longtime Milwaukeean, duped Nazis with a fake army during World War II– then stayed silent about his secret ...
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Life in the WWII ‘Ghost Army’ Through a Milwaukee Veteran’s Eyes
Al Albrecht kept his stories of deception, from inflatable tanks to his loudspeaker half-track, secret from his family for ...