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The corpse that fooled the Nazis during World War II and saved thousands of lives
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (449+ words) Monday, January 12 2026, 07:16 AM Sometime back in this column, I had discussed how the British Intelligence had fooled Hitler into believing that the Allied would invade France, to liberate it, from Calais and not Normandy, in 1944. That deception was preceded by…...
A Thrilling Read of a WWII Naval Battle Masterclass
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (235+ words) Angus Konstam's brief, yet informative, work on the Second Battle of Sirte is full of high-seas drama and military brilliance. A Thrilling Read of a WWII Naval Battle Masterclass When the French fell to the Germans in the summer of…...
Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Earn Retention Excellence Award
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (195+ words) JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii " Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) and Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands (PMRF) have earned the U.S. Navy's Retention Excellence Award (REA) for fiscal year 2025. The awards were announced Jan. 6 by Commander, Navy Installations Command. Capt....
Lost Korean War letters slowly find their way to metro Atlanta veteran who wrote them
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (74+ words) Lost Korean War letters slowly find their way to metro Atlanta veteran who wrote them'Atlanta News First Lost Korean War letters slowly find their way to metro Atlanta veteran who wrote them Top 7 at 7: Georgia legislative session begins Popular Atlanta…...
WWII Memorial in Washington closed for five months
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (318+ words) The National World War II Memorial in Washington, dedicated to the 16 million members of the U.S. military, will be closed for the next five months, the National Park Service said last week. The agency said the closure is set to address…...
New book explores Thomas Paine's legacy
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (37+ words) A new book is reexamining the legacy of American revolutionary Thomas Paine, best known for his work "Common Sense." Author and Harvard University professor Danielle Allen joins CBS News to discuss. New book explores Thomas Paine's legacy...
Woman brings suspected WW2 bomb to police station
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (78+ words) Woman brings suspected WW2 bomb to police station'Yahoo News Canada A road was sealed off after a suspected World War Two explosive was brought into a police station. Officers said a member of the public attended Wallasey Police Station at 14:40 GMT…...
Walter McDougall's "Gems of American History" ~ The Imaginative Conservative
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (466+ words) Historian Walter McDougall is that rare "twofer: a wonderful writer of history and a wonderful lecturer. In this book, he combines essential tips for the writer with a series of uniformly sparkling essays that range from the era of the…...
Story of the Life Col John Johnston
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (38+ words) The Story of the Life Col. John Johnston to be Told at Troy Historical Society Meeting on Thursday'This Local Life The Story of the Life Col. John Johnston to be Told at Troy Historical Society Meeting on Thursday...
Congregation Brothers of Israel Remembers Late B’nai Mitzvah Teacher
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (561+ words) For 18 years, the late Sid Moszer taught the b'nai mitzvah students at Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown, passing down a love of Judaism to future generations with passion derived in part from Moszer's experiences in Germany during Nazi rule....