Interesting video below discusses the 3 surrenders the Germans had to do, to officially end their part in WW2. One of the things this video touches on is that the Germans had many troops not engaged in active fighting. Occupations troops. Troops in N
Read more…Genealogy and military research can tell us so much about our family. We can learn where people lived across the generations. Family members may have photos to share so we know what our ancestors looked like. We may discover what kind of jobs they
Read more…I have a couple of opportunities for members to expand their military research skills and also explore generational or inherited trauma, family patterns, and ancestral healing. If you have questions about these, please ask.
Opportunity #1 - Militar
Read more…On Tuesday, April 25 turns its attention to the War of 1812 as it welcomes Prof. Donald Hickey for an in-person talk about "What We Know That Ain't So: Myths of the War of 1812." Don Hickey is an award-winning author and former professor of history
Read more…Historiography is a field of study that has been pivotal in analyzing and interpreting written works and accounts of past events. Its focus on war has led to an understanding of how various individuals and groups have interpreted and understood war
Read more…When I began researching my family history in 1996 and then dove into the WWI and WWII history in 2010, I never expected to discover I was living out my ancestors' war traumas and unfinished business. Yet, that's exactly what happened.
Genealogy resea
Read more…During one of our Sunday breakfasts my Dad told me his recollection about the end of World War Two in Europe.
As part of the 3rd/9th Armies, his Field Artillery Battalion pushed toward the Elbe river and gained control of the crossing. They then came
Read more…The Military History Club welcomes a return in-person visit by Missouri Civil War expert Greg Wolk. Drawing on his work with the Missouri Humanities Council, Wolk presents a vivid portrait of the early days of the Civil War, following Ulysses Grant
Read more…I just started reading this book. It's about a Dutch doctor who works in a concentration camp, Kamp Amersfoort. As part of a SS unit he was also on the Eastern Front. After the war he was convicted of war crimes.
Read more…Interesting story of American Arms Manufacturers making weapons for the Russians in WW1 and the subsequent use of said weapons. Story from American Rifleman.
"As arms collectors, many of us have established fairly strict boundaries on our collectio
Read more…On 1 September 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland as the first major step of its campaign in Central Europe--the occupation of Czechoslovakia notwithstanding--while in February 2022 we saw Russian President Vladimir Putin set his sights on Ukraine.
Read more…In 2015, John Fogerty's autobiography Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music was published by Back Bay Books (2016 paperback edition) an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. Fogerty's literary magnum opus is a well-written and richly entertaining book;
Read more…The National WWII Museum has posted an insightful and touching tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on their Home page. I'm touched by her selflessness during Nazi Germany's attacks on Great Britain. That she volunteered to join the women's branch of the
Read more…The gentleman in this video, Ian McCollum, has a channel on Youtube called, Forgotten Weapons. It's a great channel if you haven't seen it before. He is working with the group in the video link below to put together a tour of the Solomon Islands to i
Read more…The National WWII Museum is honored to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the “Band of Brothers” miniseries premiere by hosting a daylong Symposium in New Orleans on Saturday, August 13, 2022.
Date: Saturday, 16 July 2022 at 10am EDT
Location: A new discussion post under Book Reviews and the Reader's Corner (Military Histories)
Quantities will be limited (10). Must be a member of War History Network.
From the publisher:
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A woman has discovered that a diary preserved by her grandmother reveals the identity o
