Remembering My Parents, part of The Greatest Generation

by Steve Snyder | Jul 3, 2014 | World War II History

The War to End All Wars

by Steve Snyder | Jun 27, 2014 | World War II History

Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The Man Whose Death Shaped a Century Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914) is a figure whose name is indelibly linked to the cataclysmic events of the early 20th century. As the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his assassination...

World War II Pilot Training – The “Blue Box”

by Steve Snyder | Jun 25, 2014 | World War II History

During World War II, Link Aviation Devices, Inc. delivered some 10,000 Link Trainers to American and Allied armed forces. The purpose of this flight simulator was to teach pilot cadets how to navigate and land by instruments alone, with no visibility outside the...

Arlington National Cemetery 150th Anniversary

by Steve Snyder | Jun 15, 2014 | World War II History

Celebrate Flag Day!

by Steve Snyder | Jun 15, 2014 | World War II History

D-Day!

by Steve Snyder | Jun 4, 2014 | World War II History

Remembering June 6, 1944 – D-Day – when the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Although taking heavy casualties, especially the American troops landing on Omaha Beach, it marked the beginning of the end for the Third Reich.