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Ghost Army: How a WWII mission ‘kept secret for years’ created a legacy too big to keep quiet
WKRN articles via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA mission that was kept secret for years but that undoubtedly saved lives. The Ghost Army had a huge...
Ghost Army survivor reflects on WWII deception operation: "We were good"
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoKnown as the Ghost Army, this unit's efforts 80 years ago marked the beginning of the end for Adolf...
On 80th anniversary of D-Day, Delaware WWII veteran recalls his mission with 'ghost army'
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“We did the best we could to save the most lives,” Anderson said, proudly wearing a hat with the...
National Veterans Memorial and Museum exhibit tells history of Operation Viersen
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAmong the WWII battles, more than 1,000 artists, soldiers and engineers devised a clever way to fool...
Opinion: The man who fooled Hitler
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCounterspies are the messiest but most potentially history-altering conduits of information, writes Tim Naftali, citing D-Day and the end of the Cold War...
Saved from the sea on D-Day, see chaplain kit at Fort Miles ceremony Saturday
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA Lewes priest will serve as the keynote speaker at a D-Day commemoration ceremony at Fort Miles in...
Tennessee was home to Army’s only barrage balloon program during World War II
WKRN Nashville· 6 days agoOne of the most recognizable anti-aircraft weapons used in that invasion was made here in Tennessee....
MTSU’s Gore Center brings Tennessee’s World War II history to life
WKRN Nashville· 6 days agoIt’s a fascinating look at life during the war and just part of the Tennessee Maneuvers collection...
Glen Powell reflects on "pretty crazy" career turns
CBS News· 6 days agoAt the beginning of his acting career, Glen Powell recalled a casting director's offhand comment that he would be lucky to "play a dead body" on CSI....
D-day secret weapon: wetland science at Normandy
EarthSky· 7 days agoToday is D-day’s 80th anniversary. It’s the anniversary of when – in 1944 – World War 2’s allied armies began landing on the beaches of Normandy, France...