by Steve Snyder | Mar 13, 2015 | Historical
by Steve Snyder | Mar 13, 2015 | Awards, Historical, Reviews
Reviewed by Claire Foster December 8, 2014 Detailed research puts the reader inside the cockpit, shoulder to shoulder with the pilot and crew. Steve Snyder’s masterful book, Shot Down, does justice to the adventures of his father, pilot Howard Snyder, and the crew of...
by Steve Snyder | Mar 12, 2015 | Awards, Historical
SHOT DOWN: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth has been selected as a War & Military (adult Nonfiction) finalist in Foreword Reviews’ prestigious 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards! Each year, Foreword Reviews shines...
by Steve Snyder | Mar 10, 2015 | Historical
The following is a Lunch Box Lecture given by Seth Pardon at the National WW II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana that I attended in the fall of 2013 commemorating the 70th anniversary of Black Week. Casualties in the 8th Air Force were never higher than during the...
by Steve Snyder | Mar 10, 2015 | Historical
YouTube user EmperorTigerstar has painstakingly mapped the changing front lines of World War II in Europe. Incredibly, the map accounts for every single day of the war — from the invasion of Poland through to the surrender of Nazi Germany. This timelapse offers a...