AvatarRobflipped into History Of MankindFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoHis father never spoke of WWII. His flight logs told the story for himairforcetimes.com - Claire BarrettHistorian and author Howard Mansfield had vowed to never write another word about the Second World War. Yet a decade after his work, “Dwelling in …
Avatar/FILMflipped into /FilmStoryboardBrutal Stories From The Set Of Saving Private RyanAvatarCurated by/FILMWhen Steven Spielberg made "Saving Private Ryan, he wanted to portray the terrors of D-Day as genuinely as possible — not only visually, but also through the actors' performances. After sleeping on the ground, the actors woke up at five every morning to vicious screams and possible punishments of push-ups and sit-ups. Even worse, it began to rain, soaking and freezing the actors to the bone and submerging them in mud when they had to crawl on the ground. And that's just the beginning.
AvatarHistory Skillsflipped into World HistoryFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoWhy was Operation Market Garden a disaster?historyskills.comIn September 1944, the Allies had begun to turn WWII in their favor. To help push home their new-found advantage, they launched an audacious airborne …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoBelittled by a Father Figure: the only movie where John Wayne stormed off-setfaroutmagazine.co.uk - Scott CampbellThanks to the mythology he’d crafted around himself both on-screen and off, John Wayne was never a person or performer to show any outward signs of …
AvatarM.H.D.flipped into D's Mil HistoryAvatarAvatar3 days agoMussolini’s wartime bunker opens to the public in Romeverified_publisherCNNCNN — June, 1940. Italy enters World War II, and Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini promptly sets about constructing air raid shelters for himself at Villa Torlonia, his grand Rome residence since 1929. In total, the fascists build three underground structures to protect Mussolini and his family. The …
AvatarPaul Smithflipped into Stuff I Think Is InterestingAvatarAvatar1 day agoUnknown sailor's notebook found hidden in furniture tells story of USS Amesbury's WWII journeyAOL - Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAYA Massachusetts woman discovered a historic artifact that dates back to World War II and was hidden inside of a piece of furniture. Brenda O'Keefe, a Massachusetts resident, found a green notebook that documented events from the USS Amesbury, according to the NOAA Florida Keys National Marine …
AvatarSeanne Carriganflipped into History For AllFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoThe Second Battle of El Alamein: How Was Rommel Defeated?thecollector.com - Greg BeyerDuring the Second World War, the campaign in North Africa was beset with difficulties. Both sides endured blistering heat, dust storms, and …
AvatarPassionfish12flipped into ALL THINGS ANCIENTFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoThe Wehrmacht: The dark engine of Nazi Germany's war machinehistoryskills.comWhenever you read about the history of the Second World War, and particularly the military actions of Nazi Germany, you come across the term …
AvatarTV Insiderflipped into TV InsiderAvatarAvatar4 days agoThe 50 Best Historical Dramas: 'Saving Private Ryan' More War StoriesTV InsiderEveryone loves a good war story. Despite its heartbreaking, painful, and at times gruesome nature, there’s something undeniably compelling about its …
AvatarHuffPost UKAvatarAvatar1 day agoPutin Isolated On The World Stage Yet Again As He's Not Invited To Pivotal D-Day EventHuffPost UK - Kate NicholsonBut the organisers did invite Russia as a whole. Vladimir Putin was purposefully left off the invite list for a D-Day ceremony by the French …
AvatarNBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar6 days agoCold case murder of WWII veteran in Florida is solved after more than 50 yearsNBC News - By Marlene LenthangThomas J. Williams, now deceased, had confessed to the 1968 murder of Hiram “Ross” Grayam, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office revealed Thursday. The cold case murder of a decorated World War II veteran, killed “execution style” in the Florida woods in 1968, has been solved 56 years later, …
AvatarKenneth Gentryflipped into Country Living Is Rural Not Off The GridFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo11 hours ago30 Weapons That See Everyday Use by The US Army Rangers247wallst.com - 24/7 Wall St. StaffU.S. Army Rangers specialize in special operations raids, forcible entry operations and special reconnaissance. Their motto “Rangers lead the way” …