A modern map of Wake Island atoll, which is literally on the edge of nowhere in the vast Pacific Ocean, but so important strategically the…
These flags were erected along roads in and around an O’Fallon, Illinois, park to mark Veteran’s Day 2020. They reminded me of all the WW…
A photo of the emergency entrance to Hitler’s underground bunker in Berlin where he spent the last four months of his life. The conical-shaped structure…
Veterans Day is more than free food, although that’s nice. It’s a time to pause and remember the military veterans in your family who sacrificed…
These prewar Polish soldiers look tough, and they fought bravely but were over matched by tactics and modern weapons when the Germans invaded on Sept.…
The excellent Utah Beach museum in Normandy depicts figures of American soldiers exiting a Higgins boat, or officially a LCVP for Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel.…
My son Glenn Peterson, his wife Amanda, and their two daughters Jane and Anne took me to the newly renovated St. Louis Soldiers Memorial. The…
The Nazi’s love of concrete can still be seen today as in these remnants from the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall was history’s largest fortification…