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April 11, 2013
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 11, 1943: German Gen. Rudolf Schmidt relieved of command of Second Panzer Army when his brother is arrested by the Gestapo. US takes Kairouan, Tunisia and its airfield.
April 10, 2013
Today in World War II History
Bombing of the Italian cruiser Trieste (Office of Air Force History)70 Years Ago—Apr. 10, 1943: US Twelfth Air Force B-17s sink Italian cruiser Trieste at La Maddalena, Sardinia. British take port of Sfax, Tunisia.
April 9, 2013
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 9, 1943: US and British troops take Fondouk Pass in Tunisia with heavy casualties.
April 8, 2013
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 8, 1943: President Roosevelt freezes wages and prices of utilities to prevent inflation.
April 7, 2013
Today in World War II History
James E. Swett, USMC, 194970 Years Ago—Apr. 7, 1943: Allied forces link in Tunisia: US and UK forces driving east from Algeria, and British Eighth Army driving west from Egypt. Marine pilot Lt. James Swett shoots down 7 Japanese planes on his first mission over Guadalcanal—highest score yet by a US pilot on a single mission.
April 6, 2013
Today in World War II History
Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer70 Years Ago—Apr. 6, 1943: Germans arrest Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his brother-in-law, resistance member Hans von Dohnanyi. Battle of Wadi Akarit: Montgomery’s British Eighth Army breaks through German lines south of Sfax, Tunisia.
April 5, 2013
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 5, 1943: First man in US Eighth Air Force completes 25-mission combat tour. US Twelfth Air Force begins Operation Flax to destroy German air transport to Tunisia, will destroy about 200 planes in the air and on the ground in next 3 weeks.
April 4, 2013
Book Beat - Though My Heart Is Torn, by Joanne Bischof
When everything you care about is ripped from you, where do you turn?In Joanne Bischof's debut novel, Be Still My Soul , Lonnie and Gideon traveled a rocky road to love and redemption. In Though My Heart Is Torn , the second novel in the Cadence of Grace series, Lonnie and Gideon are happily married and marveling over their baby, Jacob. A letter from home summons them back to Rocky Knob, where Gideon is confronted by his past--by his first wife, Cassie Allen. Except Cassie failed to file the papers to end their marriage. Gideon and Lonnie face the awful truth that their marriage is invalid and must be annulled. Lonnie must return to her home with her baby, but without her beloved husband, ,while Gideon must live with a woman he deeply resents, far from the woman and child he loves. Will they give in to grief and bitterness, or will they find strength and hope?
Have your tissues ready. This beautifully written story plays the heartstrings like a mandolin. Lonnie and Gideon are such wonderful characters, complex and realistic, growing and changing, and you can't help but feel their every joy and heartache. To fully appreciate this novel, you do need to read the first book. You'll be glad you read both. Deeply moving.
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 4, 1943: Mrs. Thomas Sullivan christens destroyer USS The Sullivans in honor of her 5 sons killed in the sinking of cruiser USS Juneauin November 1942. US II Corps takes Hill 369 near El Guettar, Tunisia, after long battle.
April 3, 2013
Today in World War II History
70 Years Ago—Apr. 3, 1943: US troops land at Morobe Bay, New Guinea.
