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‘The Liberation Line’ Review: Engines of Victory
The Wall Street Journal· 18 hours agoTons of fuel, ammunition and supplies had to be moved across Europe in the assault on Nazi Germany. Railroad workers risked their lives to meet the need.
‘Skies of Thunder’ Review: Over the Himalayas in World War II
The Wall Street Journal· 18 hours agoThe travails of the Army Air Corps’ Air Transport Command are well-detailed and engagingly told in...
‘Skies of Thunder’ Review: Flying Over the Himalayas
The Wall Street Journal· 18 hours agoThe travails of the Army Air Corps’ Air Transport Command are well-detailed and engagingly told in “Skies of Thunder” by Caroline Alexander, the author...
Gowanda Men Still Missing From World War II
The Post-Journal· 5 hours agoPrivate Carroll D. Heath enlisted in the Army in February 1941. After that day, Army records listed Heath in “beleaguered status–” surrounded by a...
Korea’s ‘Couple Palace’ Greenlighted for Second Season – Global Bulletin
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSECOND MARRIAGE Korea’s CJ ENM has given a second season commission to “Couple Palace,” its hit...
Fluffy Cat Breeds to Consider When You're Thinking of Getting a New Friend
Country Living via AOL· 3 days agoYou're definitely going to want to cuddle up to these adorable furballs! From Maine Coons to...
Exploring the links between tea and drugs wars
BBC via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoAs the trail explores how the tea trade was linked to the world of opium smuggling, visitors will be able to experience a depiction of an opium inspired hallucination by using a restored Opium ...
COLUMN: REMEMBER WHEN: The local Flying Tiger - The Andalusia Star-News
The Andalusia Star-News· 13 hours agoBen Crum Foshee, was the 6th and youngest child of George Washington and Ella Lavonia Foshee. Having...
June Mendoza, portraitist who painted the Queen, Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune Mendoza, who has died aged 99, was an artist who came to specialise in oil portraits of the...
Summer Books: Our Guide to the Best Reading of the Season
Market Watch· 13 hours agoBy WSJ Books Staff 'Liberty's Grid': An American Landscape Surveyors of the early United States imposed geometric order on a vast expanse of territory. The...