1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (394+ words) Although Jean had only recently noticed it, the plaque had in fact been in place for almost seven years. Sadly, Jean passed away last November and we are pleased to share this piece in her memory. On December 8, 2008, a service…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (604+ words) "It's really humbling just to be there and think of all those huge decisions being made, but then you've got the reality of the people participating on the front lines losing their lives." The fate of the world hinged on…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (491+ words) Pressure review – Andrew Scott shines in a nerdy yet ordinary wartime drama AOL.com “Did you know that weathermen are traditionally boring?” asks a kindly Irish secretary in Pressure, about the real-life wartime meteorologist James Stagg. It’s a problem that…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (526+ words) Tammy Borden hold her book Waltraud, which tells the tale of her mother growing up in Nazi Germany. Borden was a featured speaker during a Society for Learning Unlimited program at the Beloit Public Library on Wednesday. BELOIT – Wisconsin author…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (124+ words) WTOV Wheeling honors WWII soldier James W. Coulter with military banner ceremony at school The Wheeling Military Banner Program recognized James W. Coulter, who was killed in action on Dec. 21, 1944. WHEELING, W.Va. — Students and veterans gathered Thursday morning at Wheeling Middle School…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (457+ words) THE family who own an award-winning Musselburgh pub have revealed their close connection with the meteorologist whose pivotal role in the D-Day landings has just arrived on the big screen. In early June 1944, Eisenhower had to choose the exact date…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (183+ words) Captain James Martin Stagg, the chief meteorological adviser who persuaded US General Eisenhower to change the date of D-Day, spoke to Richard Dimbleby in 1964. The Allied invasion was moved from the 5th to the 6th of June, due to Stagg's advice. The…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (220+ words) Christine Gardner has made the 2026 CBC Nonfiction Prize longlist for D-Day. Gardner described D-Day as "what it’s like to plan a death." The longlist was selected from nearly 1,900 submissions. A team of 12 writers and editors from across Canada compiled the…...

3+ day, 15+ min ago   (625+ words) Lewis stars as Bernard Montgomery in the new film about how meteorologist James Stagg played a crucial role in the success of the D-Day landings. Despite having starred in all sorts of films and TV shows in the past 25 years…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (453+ words) Historical documents written by Group Captain James Stagg – the chief meteorologist tasked with advising on weather conditions for Operation Neptune in 1944 – have been discovered at a Royal Navy training unit based at HMNB Devonport. They explain how the accurate weather…...