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February 4, 2016
Today in World War II History—February 4, 1941
75 Years Ago—Feb. 4, 1941: USO (United Service Organizations) established to provide social clubs and entertainment for troops.
February 3, 2016
Book Beat – Girl’s Guide to Life
Being a tween girl isn’t easy. Family! Friends! School! Food and exercise! Wouldn’t it be great to have a guide? The Girl’s Guide to Life is a delight. Sherry Kyle comes alongside tween girls with a warm, upbeat voice, like your fun aunt or your friend’s mom, who is way cooler than your mom. Girls will be drawn in by the charming drawings, cute crafts, and fun puzzles, quizzes, and trivia. They’ll be engaged by stories about girls just like them, trying to figure out life. And they’ll be encouraged to reflect with Bible verses and journal questions and devotions.
Engaging, thoughtful, and a whole lot of fun! The Girl’s Guide to Life helps tween girls learn biblical values to navigate the storms of family, friends, school, and more. Sherry Kyle’s stories and journal questions will make girls think, and the fun activities will keep them coming back. So fun that I almost want to be a tween girl again!
By the way, Sherry Kyle is having a book release party on her blog – and she’s giving away a copy of the book! Giveaway ends February 7, so hop on over!
Today in World War II History—February 3, 1941
Adm. Husband Kimmel (US National Park Service photo)
75 Years Ago—Feb. 3, 1941: US Navy establishes Pacific Fleet under Adm. Husband Kimmel, Atlantic Fleet under Adm. Ernest King, and Asiatic Fleet under Adm. Thomas Hart. German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau start raids on British shipping in the Atlantic, will sink 22 ships by March 22.
February 2, 2016
Today in World War II History—February 2, 1941
75 Years Ago—Feb. 2, 1941: Indian & British forces take Italian fortifications at Barentu, Eritrea, and take 8000 POWs.
February 1, 2016
Book Beat – At Love’s Bidding by Regina Jennings
Miranda Wimplegate takes great pride in helping in her family’s prestigious auction house in Boston, where her knowledge of art and antiques makes her invaluable. However, she and her grandfather make a mistake and sell the wrong painting, enraging the influential LeBlanc family. Desperate to recover the heirloom, they trace it to an auction house in Pine Gap, Missouri – which is for sale for a ridiculously low price. The Wimplegates purchase the auction house, and Miranda and her grandfather travel to Pine Gap to recover the painting.
Auctioneer Wyatt Ballentine has always dreamed of owning the local sale barn, and he’s infuriated when it’s sold out from underneath him. Then the prissy Wimplegates show up, shocked and disgusted that the auction house they purchased sells livestock. However, there’s just something about that Miranda . . .
At Love’s Bidding is a fun and fresh take on the fish-out-of-water tale. Miranda’s adjustment to rustic Pine Gap is humorous, especially her attempts at poetic auction descriptions of the cattle! Wyatt is an appealing hero, struggling to find his identity, while Miranda struggles to find her voice. And as always, Regina Jennings has written a romance with both laughs and heart. Don’t miss this story!
Today in World War II History—February 1, 1941
Wartime recognition drawing of German cruiser Admiral Hipper, produced by US Office of Naval Intelligence in 1942. (US Navy)
75 Years Ago—Feb. 1, 1941: German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper leaves Brest, France to raid British shipping in the North Atlantic for the next four months.
January 31, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 31, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 31, 1941: Vichy French sign Japanese-negotiated armistice with Thailand. Movie premiere of Abbott & Costello’s hit Buck Privates, featuring the Andrews Sisters singing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”
January 30, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 30, 1941
Captured Italian M13/40 and M11/39 tanks pressed into Australian service, North Africa, 23 Jan 1941 (Australian War Memorial)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 30, 1941: Germany announces any ship bringing goods to Britain will be sunk. Australians take Derna, Libya. Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) publishes his first interventionist cartoon in PM Magazine (See the wonderful collection at Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons. Special Collection & Archives, UC San Diego Library).
January 29, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 29, 1941
Alexandros Koryzis, 1941 (Australian War Memorial)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 29, 1941: US and Britain begin secret joint discussions in Washington which will lead to ABC-1 Plan in case of America entering war against Germany. Ioannis Metaxas, premier of Greece, dies of throat cancer, replaced by Alexandros Koryzis.
January 28, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 28, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 28, 1941: Thai bombers hit Sisophon, French Indochina, final combat in Franco-Thai war.
