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Today in World War II History

65 Years Ago—Sept. 26, 1945: Japanese forces on Andaman Islands surrender.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 25, 1940: Quisling government (Nazi controlled) officially formed in Norway.
65 Years Ago—Sept. 25, 1945: Nazi party and German armed forces declared illegal.

The Things We Do for Love

Two years ago we bought a yellow Labrador retriever puppy named Daisy. She had big brown eyes, soft floppy ears, and a little waggy tail, and we fell hopelessly in love with her. Because we loved her, we got her a crate to sleep in (which she gnawed on), her own little bed (which she shredded), and a squeaky rubber chicken (which she ate). Our house was littered with chew toys, balls, and rawhide treats in various states of destruction.

That summer the pet store sold wading pools for dogs. I ...

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 24, 1940: Vichy France launches air raids on British Gibraltar.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 23, 1940: Free French and British fail to seize Dakar in French West Africa from Vichy forces. Design for the jeep submitted to the US Army.
65 Years Ago—Sept. 23, 1945: US Marines land at Nagasaki, Japan.

Book Spotlight - The Unfinished Gift and The Homecoming

I don't normally post book reviews on my blog, but I thought it would be fun to occasionally point to other World War II books on the market you might be interested in.

What better place to start than with Dan Walsh's books, The Unfinished Gift (Revell, 2009) and The Homecoming (Revell, 2010). Just this weekend Dan Walsh won the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award for outstanding debut novelist, and The Unfinished Gift won the Carol Award for best short historical.

I hesitated to...

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 22, 1940: Vichy French allow Japanese to occupy air bases & harbors in Indo-China.
65 Years Ago—Sept. 22, 1945: US Marines land at Sasebo in western Japan.

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 21, 1940: Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies wins re-election.

Lessons from the 1940s - Teamwork

The brave pilot risking his life for the sake of his country. The soldier and sailor and Marine in combat. These are the people we think about when we think of World War II. Their stories are told in movies and documentaries and books - including mine.

But this poster recognizes the truth - teamwork won the war. Even in the armed forces, few men saw combat. In the U.S. Eighth Air Force based in England, ten men served in noncombat positions for every man in the air. And while 11 million men an...

Today in World War II History

70 Years Ago—Sept. 20, 1940: Germany first tries wolf-pack tactics in the Battle of the Atlantic (not fully implemented yet).
65 Years Ago—Sept. 20, 1945: British and US warships anchor at Shanghai, China.