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‘An excessive amount of slaughter’: What The Longest Day got right – and wrong – about D-Day
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoZanuck, The Longest Day was a matter of victory or defeat. “Either I will go broke, or make the...
Why did Minnesota erase much of its German culture?
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune· 9 hours agoDespite its "uff da" reputation, the state has more German than Scandinavian ancestry.
What to Know About Becoming Karl Lagerfeld and his YSL Love Triangle
Time Magazine· 4 hours agoBecoming Karl Lagerfeld, a limited series which debuts on Hulu today (June 7), examines the life and...
Pittsburgh native killed in World War II to be buried in France
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoBaskind will be burried...the street, beaten by woman in downtown Pittsburgh Historic Pittsburgh...
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAs a military historian of what I call the American Ranger tradition, I’ve traced this martial...
German cockroaches have humans to thank for their evolution
Futurity· 3 days agoResearchers have unveiled insights into the origins of the common German cockroach. It turns out the...
WWII Ships: From The Outdated 19th Century Battleships to Late-War Aircraft Carriers
247wallst.com· 4 hours agoThe US developed and employed many vessels in WWII. Here is a list of American WWII ships ranked...
What is a Purple Ace? Evansville baseball nickname, mascot, explained
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe Aces hosted the conference tournament at their home German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. Evansville has played in the MVC since 1995. Previously, the ...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"Though there have been other days over the course of the last century that have re-routed our...
What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Arizonan
Arizona Mirror via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMachine gun fire, sharpshooters, barbed wire, bayonets, bombs of every kind and finally,...