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Fighting Across Europe with the 101st Airborne
By Connie Kennedy“Oui.” It was one of the few words 101st Airborne paratrooper Norwood Thomas knew in French, and it served him well on the morning of June 6, 1944. Read more
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C-47 Crew Chief’s Four Flights into Hell
By Elmer Wisherd with Nan Wisherd
Elmer Wisherd was born on December 1, 1920, in North Dakota. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to a farm in Bruce, Wisconsin. Read more
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Dutch Debacle
By John W. Osborn, Jr.
When world war engulfed Europe for the second time in a generation, the Netherlands placed its faith in the diplomatic delusion that it could remain neutral like it had during World War I. Read more
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Before the Battle of the Bulge: Forming the 551st “GOYAs”
By Donald Roberts IIBy summer’s end 1944 Adolf Hitler, along with much of his staff, began to realize that Germany was in serious danger of losing the war. Read more
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Rampage on the Riviera: Operation Dragoon
By Glenn Barnette and André BernoleEarly in 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the defeated hero of North Africa and now head of Army Group B in France, was tasked with strengthening the Atlantic Wall defenses against Allied invasion. Read more
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Mishap at Maleme
By Jon DiamondBrigadier Leslie Andrew, VC, DSO, was born in New Zealand on March 24, 1897. He served his country and the British Empire during both world wars. Read more
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D-Day Drama at the Klondike Aid Station
By Bill WarnockShellfire rocked the aid station. A ceiling beam cracked, raining down plaster. One explosion obliterated a window, hurling stone, wood, and glass shards into the room. Read more
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Brittany: Too High a Price?
By Nathan PreferAt age 86, with a full and successful career behind him, General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley sat down to write his uncensored memoirs. Read more
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From Battlefield to Football
By Richard Statetzny with Ward Carr and Detlef ZerBACKSTORY: Richard Statetzny was born on January 16, 1920, the youngest of five children, in Bieberswalde in the District of Osterode, East Prussia, Germany. Read more
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The Real Story of “Mad Jack” Churchill—a Rare Breed of Warrior
By Robert Barr SmithIt was May 1940, and the German officer’s unit was attacking toward a village called l’Epinette, near Bethune, France. Read more
