It surprised me so much. It shouldn’t have — I knew the Channel Islands had been occupied, but I never, not once, thought what that might have entailed. Willful ignorance is all I can call it. So, I am off to the London Library to educate myself. The library suffered terrible bomb damage, but the [...]
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February 20, 1946 – London Library
Posted in Blogging the Book, Guernsey Island, World War II on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
World War II Airplanes = Road Trip!
Posted in World War II on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend the Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts is hosting Battle for the Airfield: WW II Re-enactment and Living History Weekend. The event will feature: military aircraft from the era, including an airborne reenactment of a battle; re-enactors in German and American camps; antique vehicles (1900′s through 1940′s); and, veterans roundtable discussion. Much more information [...]
September 7, 1940 — The London Blitz Begins
Posted in World War II on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Seventy years ago today German bombers filled the skies over London and other industrial centers across England. The skies were dark, for the Germans had failed during the Battle of Britain to achieve air supremacy and now Nazi strategists shifted to night bombing in an effort to conserve their aircraft and to demoralize the British [...]
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