Boy Hires Abbott and Costello for 70 Cents (1942)
A 12-year-old boy asked Abbott & Costello to perform in his widowed mother's backyard. Would they show up?| Useless Information
Madeline Martin is an American author. I’m not sure how I heard about her, but I have recently read and enjoyed three of her books: The Booklovers’ Library A novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books A Novel and The Librarian Spy. These are books to link with my previous post of books about books. All … … Continue reading →| Sue's Trifles
Dotted around the Bowland fells are the sites of over 14 air crashes in which over 25 air-crew and passengers have lost their lives, most of these occurred in the Second World War, here are the locations of some of these and details about the causes of these sad accidents. January 1943 In January 1943Continue reading "World War Two air crashes in the Forest of Bowland"| Northwest Nature and History
Though the USA entered World War II later than its Allies, its military faced some of the fiercest battles in the entire war. Among the hundreds of brave young men who signed up were the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa. Tragically, none of the five made it back alive, but their story serves as […] The post Brothers in Blood, Brothers in Arms: The Sullivans’ Sacrifice in World War II first appeared on History Defined.| History Defined
A 12-year-old boy asked Abbott & Costello to perform in his widowed mother's backyard. Would they show up?| Useless Information
What if the man you’re rooting for in a wartime darkly comic thriller is also a serial killer? In Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper (1943), Donald Henderson gives us just that: a shabby, lonely public-sc…| Rattlebag and Rhubarb
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All this week The Daily Poem from The Paris Review has featured work by Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, and Ricardo Reis. In other words, it is featuring the Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa (18…| Rattlebag and Rhubarb
These are the unsung heroes and oddball experiments of the sky – aircraft so strange, so unconventional, that they often fade into obscurity. Yet, their| Aviation Humor
How "The China Mirage" paved the way for the Cold War and benefited the British| Space Commune
To commemorate VJ Day, Conservation Officer Ana Flynn shares the story of her grandpa Harry Gregory and the long, long road home from Burma. For most, the Second World War ended on 8 May 1945 with VE Day. For my… Read more The post The Forgotten War first appeared on Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog.| Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums Blog
By Tom Gall Battlefront’s The Pacific will soon be in the hands of many a Flames of War player, but before it arrives in your hands NoDiceNoGlory has a series of articles to highlight the man…| No Dice No Glory
This is more than just a collection of WW2 British Ration Book Recipes. Find out why rationing was introduced and how it changed as the war progressed.| Farmersgirl Kitchen
Winner of Audiobook Reviewer’s 2024 Best Team Award Skyboat has recently added a gem of [...]| Skyboat Media
70 years ago today Allied soldiers parachuted into and stormed the wave-swept beaches of Normandy. It was the greatest invasion in history. Thousands of American, British, Canadian, Free-French soldiers and French Resistance fighters gave their lives on this day in history. Remember their sacrifice.| The Houndstooth Kid
20. oktobar 1944. godine. Jugoslovenski partizani i vojnici sovjetske Crvene armije probili su se u Beograd, oslobađajući grad od nemačkih snaga koje su ga držale pod okupacijom od aprila 1941. Oslobođenje Beograda bilo je kulminacija višegodišnjeg gerilskog ratovanja na celoj teritoriji Jugoslavije. Niz ofanzivnih operacija partizana tokom meseci koji su prethodili bile su podstaknute činjenicom […] The post OSLOBOĐENJE BEOGRADA first appeared on Foreign, Commonwealth & Developmen...| Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Blogs
Throughout World War II Nazi Germany was a crucible of advanced and experimental aviation technology.… The post The Lippisch P-Planes: Nazi Germany’s Literal Ramjets appeared first on Historic Mysteries.| Historic Mysteries
When the Reichstag, seat of the German Government, was gutted by fire in 1933 Hitler seized control. Was the fire a communist plot, or did the Nazis do it?| Historic Mysteries
Japan in the last years of WW2 was feared for its kamikaze pilots. But with the Kaiten they developed an even more terrifying weapon under the waves.| Historic Mysteries
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For Remembrance Day this year, I thought I would change things up and take a look at a couple of primary sources to see how three newspapers from Toronto described the end of World War I and II. For those interested in more traditional posts, please check out Armistice Day, The End of World War … Continue reading Three Takes on the Ends of War| All About Canadian History
A Canadian soldier at the Battle of Ortona. December 1943. [Source: Canada at War] The Canadian Forces faced one of their toughest battles during World War II during December 1943. Their goal? Capt…| All About Canadian History
