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January 17, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 17, 1941
Thai coastal defense vessel Thonburi, January 1941, damaged in Battle of Ko Chang (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 17, 1941: Battle of Ko Chang: Vichy French battle Thai incursions into Indochina and defeat them in naval battle in Gulf of Siam.
January 16, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 16, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 16, 1941: Britain forms WAAF, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Luftwaffe begins bombing British-occupied Malta from Italy.
January 15, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 15, 1941
Philip Randolph, 1942 (Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 15, 1941: US labor leader Philip Randolph calls for march on Washington to protest discrimination and segregation in the armed forces and defense industry.
January 14, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 14, 1941
Norwegian whaling factory ship Pelagos, 1931, captured by Pinguin 14 January 1941 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 14, 1941: Off Antarctica, German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin captures 14 Norwegian whaling ships without firing a single shot or causing a single casualty.
January 13, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 13, 1941
James Joyce, 1915 (public domain)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 13, 1941: Irish author James Joyce dies at age 58 in Zürich, Switzerland.
January 11, 2016
A New Contract – Another World War II Book Series!
One fateful night drove three brothers apart.One fateful day thrusts them together…D-Day.
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed a fourth contract with Revell for another World War II series! The three-book series is tentatively called Brothers of Liberation, and it follows three estranged brothers in the events leading up to D-Day.
One fateful night of tragedy and betrayal drove the Paxton brothers apart. Now, as D-Day approaches, they battle the Nazis on the sea, in the air, and on the ground. Three women capture their hearts—a British naval officer striving for acceptance, a Red Cross volunteer searching for purpose, and a librarian longing for family. Will the battles they face lead them to redemption . . . or destruction?
The books are scheduled to be published in spring 2018, spring 2019, and spring 2020.
I can’t wait to write these stories -and to share them with you. And I’m thankful to my agent, Rachel Kent of Books & Such Literary Agency, and to Revell Books for giving me the opportunity to do so. And I thank the Lord for all my readers and friends and your encouragement, prayer, and support.
Today in World War II History—January 11, 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 11, 1941: In Luftwaffe raid to London, a direct hit on the Bank underground station kills 111.
January 10, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 10, 1941
Greek troops at Klisura, 10 Jan 1941
75 Years Ago—Jan. 10, 1941: Luftwaffe begins operations from Sicily, limiting British sea traffic in the Mediterranean. Greeks take Klisura Pass in Albania. Thailand invades French Indochina (under Vichy control). The play Arsenic and Old Lace premieres on Broadway.
January 9, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 9, 1941
Lancaster bombers, 1942 (Imperial War Museum)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 9, 1941: British & Australian troops surround Italians at Tobruk, Libya. First flight of prototype RAF Avro Lancaster bomber.
January 8, 2016
Today in World War II History—January 8, 1941
Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the scout movement, 1919 (Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 8, 1941: President Roosevelt submits his budget, 60% of which is designated for defense. William Randolph Hearst forbids his newspapers to run ads for upcoming movie Citizen Kane. Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts, dies in Kenya, age 84.
