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June 24, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 24, 1943
Subhash Chandra Bose and Hideki Tojo, Tokyo, Japan, 10 Jun 1943 (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—June 24, 1943: US Lt. Col. W.R. Lovelace makes record parachute jump from 42,200 feet.
From Japan, Subhash Chandra Bose, leader of Indian National Army, implores Indians to turn against British.
Movie premiere of Stage Door Canteen, with an all-star cast.
June 23, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 23, 1943
GIs hand-carry paintings in Neuschwanstein Castle under the supervision of Captain James Rorimer. (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—June 23, 1943: Nazis liquidate all Jewish ghettos in Galicia region of Poland and deport 400,000 to concentration camps.
President Roosevelt establishes American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas (“Monuments Men”) or The Roberts Commission.
Coal strike in Appalachia is settled; President Roosevelt warns if the miners strike again, they will be drafted and forced to work.
June 22, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 22, 1943
75 Years Ago—June 22, 1943: In Detroit race riot, 24 blacks and 10 whites are killed, 600 wounded (75% of the wounded are black); governor requests federal troops.
Movie premiere of So Proudly We Hail, about nurses on Bataan, starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, and Veronica Lake.
June 21, 2018
A New Contract – Three More World War II Novels!
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed another contract with Revell Books for three more World War II novels! These stories will be a bit different for me, as they will each stand completely alone, not as part of a series.
Inspired by real people and stories, each novel will feature Americans living in Nazi Germany or Nazi-occupied Europe, and each will be filled with romance and danger as the characters face harrowing conditions and ethical dilemmas.
I’m looking forward to a fresh direction while exploring new aspects of World War II. I can’t wait to share more about these stories as their publication dates approach. The books are scheduled to release in spring 2021, spring 2022, and spring 2023.
Thank you to my agent, Rachel Kent with Books & Such Literary Management, and to the entire team at Revell for giving me a chance to tell these stories. And extra thanks to all of you who have read my books and supported my writing habit. I can’t do it without you!
Today in World War II History—June 21, 1943
US airfield at Segi Point, New Georgia, 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—June 21, 1943: Germans capture many French resistance leaders, including Jean Moulin, who will be executed.
US Marines land unopposed at Segi Point, New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.
Detroit race riot begins between whites and blacks, over white resentment of blacks advancing in factory jobs and rumors on both sides of attacks on women and children.
June 20, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 20, 1943
Bernard Montgomery, Archibald Wavell, Claude Auchinleck, 1946 (Imperial War Museum: 4700-38)
75 Years Ago—June 20, 1943: British Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck succeeds Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell as Commander-in-Chief of India.
New Quebec/Chubb Crater (now called Pingualuit Crater) is discovered in northern Québec by a US Army Air Force plane on a meteorological flight, 3 kilometers in diameter.
Pingualuit Crater in Québec, 2007 (NASA photo)
June 19, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 19, 1943
Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien, San Francisco, CA, Fleet Week, October 2014 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)
75 Years Ago—June 19, 1943: Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien is launched, South Portland, ME (currently a museum ship in San Francisco).
June 18, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 18, 1943
US Ambassador Nelson Johnson, Lady Gowrie, Australian Prime Minister John Curtin, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Governor General Lord Gowrie, and Frank Forde, Australia, 8 Jun 1943 (public domain via WW2 Database)
75 Years Ago—June 18, 1943: Allies intensify bombing of Sicily, Sardinia, and Naples in preparation for invasion of Sicily.
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin declares that the risk of Japanese invasion is over.
June 17, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 17, 1943
TBM-1C Avengers preparing to take off from light carrier USS Monterey to attack Tinian, June 1944 (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—June 17, 1943: Light carrier USS Monterey is commissioned, Camden, NJ; crew includes future president Lt. Gerald Ford.
Singer Perry Como signs with RCA Records.
June 16, 2018
Today in World War II History—June 16, 1943
Patch of the US Thirteenth Air Force, WWII
75 Years Ago—June 16, 1943: Pilots of the US Thirteenth Air Force, US Navy and Marine, and Royal New Zealand Air Force give Japanese their biggest aerial defeat over the Solomon Islands, shooting down 96 of 120 aircraft.
Actor Charlie Chaplin marries 18-year-old Oona O’Neill, daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill.
