Sarah Sundin's Blog, page 194
January 13, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 13, 1944
75 Years Ago—Jan. 13, 1944: Chinese gain control of Tarung River line, driving back the Japanese in the Hukawng Valley in northern Burma.
January 12, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 12, 1944
Strike photo of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands taken by aircraft from USS Enterprise, 30 Jan 1944 (US National Museum of Naval Aviation)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 12, 1944: Germans arrest 74 members of the Solf Circle, a resistance group of German intellectuals; most will be executed.
US begins pre-invasion air strikes on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, as US Navy PB4Y Liberators bomb the island.
January 11, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 11, 1944
B-17G of the 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds, England, showing damage sustained over Brunswick Germany, 11 January 1944 (USAF Historical Research Agency)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 11, 1944: In the US Eighth Air Force raid on Brunswick, the 94th Bomb Group makes a rare second run on the target and receives the Distinguished Unit Citation.
Col. James Howard of the US 354th Fighter Group shoots downs 8 German Me 110 fighters and earns one of only six Medals of Honor awarded to Army Air Force fighter pilots in WWII, also becomes the first P-51 Mustang ace in the European Theater.
TBF Avenger aircraft from escort carrier USS Block Island severely damage German U-boat U-758 with the first use of forward-firing rockets by the US Navy.
Rocket attack on German submarine U-758 by TBF Avengers from USS Block Island northeast of the Azores, 11 Jan 1944 (US Navy photo)
January 10, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 10, 1944
Count Galeazzo Ciano and his wife Edda Mussolini (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 10, 1944: Eighteen Italian Fascist leaders are sentenced to death for opposing Mussolini, including his own son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano; they will be executed the next day.
January 9, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 9, 1944
Flight nurses of the 807th MAETS show their worn-out shoes after their two-month trek through Albania, 9 January 1944 (US Air Force photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 9, 1944: Flight nurses and medics from the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron who crash-landed in Albania in November 1943 arrive back in Italy after two months behind enemy lines.
January 8, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 8, 1944
XP-80A Gray Ghost (USAF Photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 8, 1944: First flight of Lockheed XP-80 Shooting Star jet fighter at Muroc Army Air Base, CA, but it won’t be ready for combat until the war is over.
Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson officially replaces Gen. Dwight Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean.
January 7, 2019
Pre-Order The Sky Above Us – and Receive Goodies!
The Sky Above Us is coming February 5, 2019! My publisher, Revell Books, and I have put together a fun package of goodies for everyone who pre-orders a copy and enters by February 4, 2019! You can pre-order at your local bookstore or online (find links here).
As my thank-you to you for pre-ordering The Sky Above Us (Book 2 in the Sunrise at Normandy Series), you will receive:
The Sky Above Us key chain made by Aleigha Israel of Literary Treasures ! (ONLY for the first 100 people who enter! So don’t wait!)
A downloadable photo of Adler Paxton’s P-51B Mustang, Texas Eagle, decked out in invasion stripes for D-day and “autographed” by Adler himself!
A downloadable map showing the sites in the Sunrise at Normandy series.
A sampler of the first chapter of The Sky Above Us !
A signed customized bookplate
Bookmarks
Postcards
To receive your goodies, pre-order your copy of The Sky Above Us—or find your confirmation number if you’ve already done so! Then contact me at sarahsundin10@sbcglobal.net with the following information (you can copy & paste this list into your email):
Name:
Mailing address:
Where did you pre-order The Sky Above Us?
Order confirmation number:
Would you like bookmarks? How many?
Would you like postcards? How many?
Would you like signed bookplates? To whom would you like them autographed?
Note: key chain available for US mailing addresses only. I reserve the right to restrict quantities of bookmarks & postcards mailed to addresses outside the US.
Offer ends February 4, 2019, so don’t wait! By pre-ordering, you’ll receive the book first—and you create interest in bookstores that helps the book succeed.
Today in World War II History—Jan. 7, 1944
US Douglas C-47 transport plane taking off near Man Wing, Burma (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 7, 1944: French resistance sabotages electricity supply in Tulle.
In Second Arakan Campaign in Burma, RAF & US Tenth Air Force begin air supply to isolated West African troops.
Former First Lady Lou Henry Hoover dies of a heart attack, age 69.
January 6, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 6, 1944
US poster, WWII
75 Years Ago—Jan. 6, 1944: Soviets cross Polish border near Olevsk.
Maj. Gen. James Doolittle assumes command of US Eighth Air Force in England.
January 5, 2019
Today in World War II History—Jan. 5, 1944
B-17G Flying Fortress Shoo Shoo Baby of the 91st Bomb Group (USAF Museum)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 5, 1944: In the US Eighth Air Force in England, the 91st Bomb Group becomes the first group to complete 100 missions.
