World War II Today: March 14 includes Hitler’s declaration of Nazi authority, the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the German recapture of Kharkov, the destruction of the Krakow Ghetto, Allied advances across Europe and the Pacific in 1945, and the first combat use of the massive Grand Slam earthquake bomb.
World War II Today: March 14 Read More »
As victory approached in 1945, millions of American service members wanted to know one thing: “When do I get to go home?” The answer came in the form of the Adjusted Service Rating Score (ASRS), better known as the WWII Points System. Learn how points were calculated, why some soldiers went home before others, and why the system became one of the most controversial topics among American troops after the war.
WWII Points: The Adjusted Service Rating Score (ASRS) Read More »
World War II Today: March 13 includes the end of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, devastating Luftwaffe attacks on Clydebank, Roosevelt organizing American war relief, advances and setbacks across Europe and Asia, and massive Allied bombing operations in 1945.
World War II Today: March 13 Read More »
Words At War “One Man Air Force“ Released September 12, 1944. Words At War, the series that brings you radio versions of the leading war book another adaptation of an important war book, “One-Man Air Force”. Sponsored by: Johnson’s Wax. The story of Don Gentille, one of America’s top aces of the war. Don Gentille’s
NBC Words At War Episode 64 “One Man Air Force“ Read More »
World War II Today: March 12 includes the Anschluss of Austria by Nazi Germany, the end of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union, devastating Luftwaffe bombing of Clydebank, early aeromedical evacuation flights in North Africa, and the death of Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen.
World War II Today: March 12 Read More »
March 11 saw the passage of the historic Lend-Lease Act, General Douglas MacArthur’s dramatic departure from the Philippines, heavy U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys, Chindit operations deep behind Japanese lines in Burma, and massive RAF bombing raids on Essen in 1945.
World War II Today: March 11 Read More »
World War II Today: March 10 includes the debut of the Halifax bomber, Japanese advances in New Guinea, U.S. carrier strikes at Lae and Salamaua, the first combat mission of the P-47 Thunderbolt, and Allied advances toward the Rhine in 1945.
World War II Today: March 10 Read More »
NBC Words at War Episode 3 aired on July 2, 1942 Words at War They Call It Pacific The book drama series is proud to present Clark Lee’s “They Call It Pacific. Take a look at these other WWII Posts: WWII Today: December 29 WWII Today: December 12 General Patton Quote
NBC Words At War Episode 3 “They Call It Pacific Read More »
World War II Today: March 9 includes Nazi persecution before the war, the collapse of the Dutch East Indies, a devastating U-boat attack off Brazil, Rommel’s departure from North Africa, the widening Remagen bridgehead, and the beginning of the firebombing of Tokyo.
World War II Today: March 9 Read More »
Inside the cold fuselage of a transport plane crossing the English Channel, Army flight nurses moved among rows of wounded soldiers evacuated from the beaches of Normandy. These women formed the backbone of a revolutionary aeromedical evacuation system that transformed wartime medicine. Flying aboard aircraft like the C-47 and C-54, they cared for severely wounded men in the air, often just hours after combat. Their courage and skill helped save more than a million lives during World War II.
The Flight Nurses of World War II: Angels of the Air Evacuation Service Read More »
