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Tag Archives: WW2

A fascinating, Indeed Thrilling Book of WW2’s “Desert Fox” Rommel, in Normandy, 1944

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
Countdown to D-Day book cover

On the other side of the English Channel back in WW 2 – 1943 to be exact – there was another imaginative and vibrant character – known as “The Desert Fox" to many, but also by his more recognized name, Field Marshal Rommel. I’ve always thought it was intriguing that Rommel was highly regarded by many of the higher echelon of the British and American military leadership.

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Churchill: Up Close and VERY Personal — As YOU Have Never Read Before

By John Clayton
in :  Book Review
Winston Churchill

Let me give you two intriguing books to consider. One this month and, in May, a truly remarkable tome about Field Marshall Rommel, and why you should consider buying both the Churchill and Rommel books.

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Duxford: The Most Fascinating WW2 Aviation Museum in Europe

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
Imperial War Museum Duxford

A Gathering of Eagles; A Pride of Lions, or a Flight of Airline Pilots; any of which might well be a description of an aviation heaven that’s about 50 miles from London, and is only 45 minutes by express train. It’s also far better known as the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford.

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War Strategy

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
War Strategy preview

The Germans and Americans were reaching a stalemate in WW2. In WW2 there was trench warfare, and neither the Americans nor the Germans could get the upper hand.

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It’s One of the “Must Visit” Places in Europe. Here’s Why

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
Kehlsteinhaus postcard

A balmy breeze wafted across our faces. The mountain air was as refreshing as only a mountain atmosphere can brighten one’s day. The crisp and unique aromas of summer drifted over all those at this mountainside location. It was exquisite. Given what we were about to see was in complete contrast to the marvelous climate, and far more about why so many from around the world are still mesmerized by a man and a unique building that he occasionally visited: The Eagles Nest & Adolf Hitler.

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Returning to Normandy – A Personal WW2 Reflection

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
US Navy Band at D-Day Normandy Anniversary celebration

Last month many in Europe, and possibly others around the world, celebrated the 75th Anniversary of June 6th, 1944, when the Allies invaded Normandy in France to begin WW2’s liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. As a result of this 2019 Anniversary of the 1944 invasion, newspapers, television shows, magazines, and the media in general, were filled with photos of that June 6th day in 1944, along with remembrances by the few remaining WW2 military that – amazingly – are still with us.

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