The world in August 1945 was exhausted, battered, and holding its breath. For six years, the most destructive war humanity had ever seen had consumed cities, toppled empires, and stolen tens of millions of lives. Europe lay in ruins, its cities scarred with craters and charred buildings, its people worn thin from years of rationing …
1945 marked one of the most grueling and significant battles of World War II—the Battle of Iwo Jima. This small, volcanic island in the Pacific became the stage for a fierce and bloody confrontation between American and Japanese forces. As part of the U.S. strategy to capture strategic locations leading to Japan, Iwo Jima held …
Walking through Wellington, New Zealand I came across this plaque that says, “The United States Marine Corps arrived at this quay in May 1942 and left from here to service in the Pacific theatre of war.” Related Posts The People of New Zealand Have a Friend in the United States Marine Corps Attack on Pearl …
This year for the remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor here is the quote from Harry S. Truman from the World War II memorial in Washington D.C. Related Posts Remembering Pearl Harbor: A Day That Lives in Memory A Date Which Will Live in Infamy… Remembering the USS Arizona Memorial: A Journey Through Time …
