Born Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin on June 8, 1921, in Topeka, Kansas, Sheila Ryan came of age during Hollywood’s Golden Era. Drawn west by opportunity and ambition, she arrived in Hollywood in 1939 at just 18 years old, joining the wave of young hopefuls seeking stardom as the film industry surged on the eve of […]
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Germany’s invasion of Norway and Denmark in April 1940 marked the beginning of Operation Weserübung, one of the boldest combined operations of World War II. From the heroic last stand of HMS Glowworm to the brutal fighting at Narvik and the sinking of the cruiser Blücher, the Norwegian campaign transformed naval warfare and brought the war to the icy fjords of Scandinavia.
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NBC Words At War Episode 10 Malta Spitfire” Released August 21, 1943. This is the story of one of the greatest living fighter pilots, Flying Officer George F Burling, a 21 year old boy, one of a handful who saved Malta in her time of peril. This is told by Flying Officer George F Burling and
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In the dark days following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States found itself in need of more than just a military response—it needed a symbolic victory, a show of strength that would rally a grieving nation and signal to the world that America was far from broken. That symbol
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Words At War “ Barriers Down“ Released November 21, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “Barriers Down,” by Kent Cooper, press association manager, who speaks at conclusion of dramatization on “World-Wide Freedom of the Press in Peace Treaties.”
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NBC Words At War Episode 8 Love At First Flight” Released August 14, 1943. The funny and musical portrait of the making of a Naval Aviator, Lester Dowd. Adapted from the book “Love At First Flight by Charles Folding and Ottis Conner. Take a look at these other WWII Posts: J.R.R. Tolkien WW2
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World War II Today: April 8 includes Italy’s invasion of Albania, the dramatic sinking of HMS Glowworm during the German invasion of Norway, Allied planning for a Second Front in Europe, Soviet advances into Eastern Europe, and fierce fighting in Vienna during the final weeks of the war.
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World War II Today: April 7 includes the opening moves of Germany’s invasion of Norway, Rommel’s capture of Derna, the collapse of Allied defenses on Bataan, high-level Axis political tensions, the sinking of the battleship Yamato, and major Allied advances across Europe and the Pacific in 1945.
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World War II Today: April 6 includes the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece, devastating Luftwaffe attacks on Belgrade and Piraeus, the arrival of the first U.S. troops in Australia, fighting in Tunisia and the Pacific, and the Soviet assault on Königsberg during the final weeks of the war in Europe.
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World War II Today: April 5 includes Neville Chamberlain’s “missed the bus” speech, Germany’s massive 1942 eastern offensive plans, the Japanese carrier strike on Ceylon, Allied attacks in North Africa and Romania, an Auschwitz escape warning the world about Nazi atrocities, and major Allied advances in Germany and Okinawa in 1945.
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