More men and women served in World War II than in any other war in American history, and the numbers speak of the huge sacrifice they...

​ This is bizarre story from World War II! In 1942, Lucille Ball, actress and future star of I Love Lucy, had several lead fillings put...

Women sacrificed many things during World War II, including their nylon stockings! DuPont began producing the popular hosiery in 1939,...

German soldiers in Alabama! For those living in the state during World War II, it was a startling realty. In the summer of 1943,...

Veterans Day began on November 11, 1919 as Armistice Day to commemorate peace between the Allied Nations and Germany during World War I...

Do you know which actor was Hitler’s favorite? The leader of the Nazi Army liked this actor with German ancestry so much he even offered...

In 1939, Gone with the Wind premiered, and women began to wear fuller skirted and more romantic feeling clothing. Nylon stockings were...

World War II brought many changes to the world both during and after the war, and not all of the changes were bad. Did you know Americans...

This blog is typically focused on retelling and preserving the stories of the World War II era. As such, a movie review of a current film...

When I wrote Songbird, I wanted to learn and write about what life was like for men and, in particular, women on the home front - the...

Post-traumatic stress disorder was a term coined in 1980 but experienced by many returning World War II veterans. The husband, son, or...

This past week I have been reading first-hand accounts from soldiers who helped liberate concentration camps in Germany. These two...

Ever wonder what a World War II soldier ate? A soldier at the front lines ate K-rations, which were three individually wrapped boxed...

Last week, I wrote about the book War Letters that I am rereading and shared some personal letters that soldiers throughout American...

I am rereading a wonderful book. It is War Letters edited by Andrew Carroll. The book is a collection of letters, giving special insight...

Have you ever wondered just what exactly “Rosie the Riveter” did for the war effort? This fictional wartime heroine based on hundreds of...

While World War II produced innumerable soldiers, tanks, and warships, it also produced something else – marriages! With the...

Here is another clip form the amazing Mrs. Elsie Wheeler. In this piece, she tells us about meeting her husband after WWII and the time...