Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.
How a Broadway Musical Revealed a Family’s World War II Spy Secrets
Descendants of characters in “Operation Mincemeat,” a hit British musical now in New York, have gotten more out of seeing it ...
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ICIJ member’s new book explores unexamined but influential WWII spy
Thomas Maier’s latest release, “The Invisible Spy,” revisits the cinematic life of real-life U.S. intelligence officer Ernest ...
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The World War II Bell Airacuda Artillery Plane Was Full of Flaws
As noted by the Dark Skies MSN channel in the text caption to their video titled “Flying Artillery: The Untold Story of the ...
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Professor Andrew Kless publishes book on German occupation of Poland in World War I
Andrew Kless, assistant professor of history and global studies at Alfred University, has published a book detailing Germany’s occupation of ...
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New book traces 75-year history of U.S. military climate research
The U.S. military unearthed data about rising sea levels in the early 1950s — and has been closely watching this threat to ...
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Reading's resilience chronicled throughout World War II
Our reporters during World War II had their hands full recording every momentous occasion in the town, many of which have ...
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