Bookworm on Dec 07 2011 | Filed under: World War II
My mother’s heading to the hospital again today. She’s not aging gracefully, in large part because of the damage done to her body and soul during WWII. I thought that this would be a good day for me to reprint what I once wrote about her war (originally part of this longer post about Japanese [...]
Bookworm on Dec 07 2011 | Filed under: World War II
Seventy years ago today, America’s self-imposed isolationism, to which it had managed to cling for twenty years, ended when the Japanese launched their savage surprise attack against Pearl Harbor. All told, 2,402 people died. It was, until 9/11, the deadliest attack on American soil. A mere six months later, the American Navy met the Japanese [...]
Bookworm on Oct 29 2009 | Filed under: World War II
Extreme experiences produce extreme courage, this article, which summarizes the highlights of a book about Capt. Freddy Spencer Chapman, describes a level of courage and commitment that is well nigh unbelievable. Capt. Chapman was a British army officer who, when trapped behind enemy lines in Malaya, launched a massive guerrilla warfare offensive that ultimately saw [...]
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