Tag Archives: World War II

World War II Remembrances

D-Day ceremonies earlier in June  brought back many memories of World War II. The war effort involved most of the people in the country. Automobile, commercial aviation, and maritime factories were converted to wartime weaponry and materials; unprecedented numbers of  airplanes, tanks, and ships/boats were produced. Other plants made all sorts of guns and weapons,…
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Book Report: Citizens of London

Citizens of London, by Lynne Olson, is a revealing lesson in history, the sobering story of Britain's fight to hold off the Nazi war machine in World War II. The story highlights the savage hardships endured by the U.K. in general, and by the citizens of London in particular, during the brutal air attacks of…
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