Category Archives: World War II

The War Was Not Destined to End in 1944

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

As the summer of 1944 drew to a close, the expectation for Victory in Europe grew. After all, the Allies, who had stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6th, liberated Paris in a mere 80 days, accepting the surrender of … Continue reading →

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Ads in 1944 Life Magazine Reflect on Then–and Now

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

Even with the many dramatic events happening in the world today, most of us spend our time talking about mundane things—the weather, the score of last night’s game, the restaurant down the street that just opened, the cost of a … Continue reading →

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Make Plans to Attend the 75th Commemoration of the D-Day Invasion

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

The last great reunion of veterans from the War Between the States took place at Gettysburg in 1938. It was the 75th anniversary of the epic battle, and some 1,845* veterans from both North and South assembled to remember and … Continue reading →

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No Blues for the Browns in 1944

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

The St. Louis Browns, more than any other team in baseball, were affected both negatively and positively by World War II. The Browns are the least successful franchise in major league history, and so in The Boys We Knew, Mr. … Continue reading →

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Reveille With Beverly

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

In The Boys We Knew, Jimmy and Elizabeth take in a movie entitled, Reveille With Beverly in which the title character, played by Ann Miller, connives her way into becoming the morning disc jockey at a radio station near an army … Continue reading →

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The Boys We Knew

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

The Boys We Knew, the sequel to The Secret of Their Midnight Tears, is now available in both paperback and e-book form. You can download a copy to your Kindle, order from Amazon, or see me, as the first batch … Continue reading →

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My Dad’s Sentimental Journey

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

A great deal of the inspiration for my just-released World War II novel, The Boys We Knew came from my parents’ experience. The scene in which three servicemen visit the LeBeau Brothers factory, for example, was taken from the Butler … Continue reading →

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