December 2011
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ListenWhen My Man Comes Home (1944) -Buddy Johnson and...
Dec 31st
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When was the last time the History Channel actually produced some history? Lame!
Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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BBC remembers Christmas at war →
On the difficulty of putting on a real Christmas at home: “People made or renovated presents, and magazines in the lead-up to December were full of ideas for home-made gifts. One patriotic gift was a National Savings Certificate, another a savings book with a few stamps attached.” “Wrapping paper was very scarce … while toys, if they could be found, were often shoddy or...
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Holocaust survivors gather for Chanukah →
About 200 Holocaust survivors came together Wednesday to remember their past and talk about the future… Very touching story!
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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What WWII books are you planning to read over the holiday break - or asking Santa for?
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 16th
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WWII Air Force Leaflet Manual →
Everything you would need to know on how to create, package, and dismantle the “Paper Bullet” over enemy territory.
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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German Press Release Issued Day After Pearl Harbor...
By far the most interesting press release I have read in awhile: DEC 8, 1941 - The arrival of war between Japan on the one side and the United States and Great Britain on the other side comes as no surprise to those who have attentively followed developments around the Pacific. The opening of hostilities is only the last link of a chain of provocations that the Anglo-Saxon powers have used for...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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WatchWatch
Great display of life in the early 1940s at home and in uniform.
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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W.W.PIERCE
This is my grandfather, he was a soldier in both WWI & WWII.  Thanks for sending. The guy knew how to pull off a uniform!
Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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“Haven’t much of anything to write about but just thought you might like to know...”
– Love letter written by an American pilot days before his plane was shot down over Europe.
Dec 11th
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tippystardust asked: Hello, can any war time photos/stories be submitted? I mean, from the UK and places? I realise this might be a silly question lol.
Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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