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Operation Torch

December 15, 2019
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Fighting Men: The 4th Armored Division

December 13, 2019
The Great Escape
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The Great Escape (1963)

December 11, 2019
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Battle of Sicily

December 9, 2019
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Facts about Jimmy Doolittle

December 7, 2019
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The Deuce and a Half, The Backbone of Allied Armies

December 5, 2019
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World War 2 Movies

December 3, 2019Mack Dean1 comment

It is hard to imagine the movie and video game industry without the presence of World War II. The epic

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Documents

1940 US Census

December 1, 2019Mack Dean

The 1940 US Census was the sixteenth census taken by the United States Census Bureau and was taken during the

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World War 2 Countries

November 29, 2019Mack Dean

World War 2 (WWII) was the Second World War of the 20th Century, but more so than the first, was

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Aircrafts

TBF Avenger Facts

November 27, 2019Mack Dean

The United States TBF Avenger torpedo bomber was first introduced to service in order to provide a replacement for the

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Documents

Hull Note

November 25, 2019Mack Dean

The Hull Note, or the Outline of Proposed Basis for Agreement Between the United States and Japan as the communication

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Documents

Tripartite Pact

November 25, 2019Mack Dean

The Tripartite Pact was signed on September 27th, 1940 between Germany, Japan, and Italy. It was the document which formally

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hell in the pacific
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Hell in the Pacific (1968)

November 23, 2019Mack Dean

I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall when they pitched this movie.  "What? A cast

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World War 2 Quotes

November 21, 2019Mack Dean

This compilation of World War 2 quotes has been a long time in coming to the website. Due to the

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Battles

Dunkirk Evacuation

November 19, 2019Mack Dean

The evacuation of Dunkirk, also known by the British code name Operation Dynamo, occurred between May 26th and June 3rd

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Aircrafts

British Spitfire

November 17, 2019Mack Dean

The British Spitfire is a British fighter plane that was used by the RAF (British Royal Air Force) as well

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Facts

Alsos Mission

November 15, 2019Mack Dean

In the final months of the Second World War, while the forces of the Allies battled the last of the

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Day of Infamy Speech

November 13, 2019Mack Dean

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech or address to the United States Congress on December 8th, 1941 after the Japanese attacked

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Ships & Submarines

U-99

November 11, 2019Mack Dean

The U-99 was a German Type VIIB U-Boat that saw service in the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War 2.

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Facts

When is VJ Day?

November 9, 2019Mack Dean

V-J day, or Victory over Japan Day is the name selected for the date that the Empire of Japan surrendered

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America First Committee

November 7, 2019Mack Dean

The America First Committee was an organization that opposed the American entry into World War II. It was one of

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private snafu
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Private SNAFU – Booby Traps (1944)

November 5, 2019Mack Dean

This'll be the first look at Private SNAFU. Of course you all know what SNAFU means (and if you don't

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Battles

Battle of Peleliu Facts

November 3, 2019Mack Dean4 comments

The Battle of Peleliu occurred between September and November of 1944 on the island of Peleliu . The battle was

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Facts

Iwo Jima Flag Raising Veteran Passes Away

November 1, 2019Mack Dean

World War 2 and Iwo Jima veteran, Alan Wood, was reported by the Los Angeles Times as passing away on

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