On a Wing and a Prayer

My World War II library.

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In case I forgot to post these before.

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Warsaw Uprising ‘44: Moment of rest in the Main Post Office at Napoleon square. https://wrhstol.com/3kap1GU

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Armia Krajowa soldiers fighting during the Warsaw Uprising. One man is armed with Błyskawica machine pistol. https://wrhstol.com/3gx3KW0

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National Coast Guard Day

“QUICK ACTION! United States Coast Guard, Don’t Wait - Join Today!.” This WWII United State Coast Guard recruitment poster reminded people to “Remember Pearl Harbor.”

Learn more:  https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/22897/quick-action

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Ezra Stoller: Times Square VE - VJ Day, 1945

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The Forgotten Story of How 13 Black Men Broke the Navy’s Toughest Color Barrier

During World War II, a group of African American sailors was chosen to integrate the Naval Officer Corps, forever changing what was possible in the U.S. Navy.

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The policeman who might be a saint

With police brutality in focus around the world, one priest says it is important to remember a policeman who might one day be declared a saint: Vice-Sergeant Salvo D'Acquisto, an Italian policeman who gave his life for those he had sworn to protect.

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Nazi diary may reveal secret location of World War II treasure worth billions

The journal reportedly outlined Nazi commander Heinrich Himmler's plans to hide stolen European riches, artifacts and priceless works of art.

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On sad anniversary, few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy

SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France (AP) — At least the dead will always be there. All too many have been, for 76 years since that fateful June 6 on France's Normandy beaches, when allied...

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Christoph Probst was a member of the anti-Nazi White Rose Society. Along with Hans and Sophie Scholl, this dreamy and intellectual father of three was given a token court “trial” and executed in 1943. Their legacy of strong morals and courage lives on, and one of the leaflets that led to their arrest was later dropped into Germany by the Allies.

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New Project Uncovers What Americans Knew About the Holocaust

You can help historians learn how newspapers in the U.S. documented the persecution of European Jews