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  1. America Is Transforming Canada Into An Enemy. That Is a Big Mistake

    One of the most bizarre elements of US foreign policy under the current administration is the effort to…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #CA #Canada #DonaldTrump #Economics #Featured #Military #tariffs #Trade #Trump #USmilitary #WWII
    newsbeep.com/730401/

  2. Seaman First Class Calvin Graham Was 12 Years Old Aboard the 45,233-Ton Battleship USS South Dakota at the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 14-15 November 1942. Japanese Shellfire Killed 40 of Her Crew That Night.

    Summary and Key Points: On the night of 14-15 November 1942, off Guadalcanal, the USS South Dakota suffered…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Battleship #Battleships #BB-57 #Japanese #Military #MountRushmore #navy #USmilitary #usnavy #USSSouthDakota #WWII
    europesays.com/japan/90751/

  3. These men jumped into Holland and into chaos. Their story deserves more than a footnote.
    #books #bookreview #WWII #MarketGarden
    smpl.is/amt98

  4. Hastings shows Allied failures, German soldiers with no choice, and Soviet war crimes — equal weight, equal honesty. Rare in WWII books.
    #books #bookreview #WWII #militaryhistory
    smpl.is/amt96

  5. When most Americans think of #WWII, the story starts on December 7, 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But the United States had been edging toward war with Germany for several months before Japanese Zeros screamed over the Hawaiian Islands, as President Franklin D Roosevelt made clear with his “shoot-on-sight” Fireside Chat to the nation on September 11, 1941.
    cfr.org/articles/fdrs-shoot-on

  6. The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII

  7. The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII

  8. The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII

  9. The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII

  10. The only flying example of of a PBJ-1J (Navy version of the B-25) N5865V makes a pass at the Capital Airshow, Mather Field, California. March 2025 #airshow #capitalairshow #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #USN #B25 #PBJ #photography #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #CCA2025 #Z9 #Warbird #WWII

  11. Monday, September 7, 2026

    Russian attacks kill 9, injure 68 in Ukraine over past day amid declared pause in strikes against capitals . . . . . Sochi oil depot reportedly erupts in flames again days after Ukrainian strikes . . . . . Russia's Lavrov claims start of "real war" with Germany after Moscow accused of Leipzig Airport attack . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  12. ABC 15: Disabled Marine veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive to save his family. “A disabled Marine Corps veteran who spent more than a decade preserving a rare collection of over 1,000 World War II letters says he now has no choice but to sell it. Joseph ‘Joe’ Alosi, 100% service-connected disabled, says mounting medical bills, the loss of his home, and family crises have left […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/09/05/abc-15-disabled-marine-veteran-forced-to-sell-rare-1000-letter-wwii-archive-to-save-his-family/
  13. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌲🤧 Nearly half of #Japan’s planted #forests are #sugi #trees, mass-planted after #WWII and now the main source of the country’s annual #hayfever.

    Researchers have spent decades selectively breeding low-pollen and no-pollen varieties, some discovered by chance in the wild. The #government aims to cut #pollen-heavy sugi by 20% by 2033, though labor shortages, slow #breeding, and falling timber demand complicate the plan.

    👉 news.mongabay.com/2026/08/as-h

    #forestry #science #environment #biology #nature #climate #plants #allergy #solutions

  14. Wednesday, August 26, 2026

    Russian drone strikes border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova . . . . . "He's sort of like Hitler" — Trump's ex-Ukraine envoy Kellogg warns Putin won't stop at Donbas . . . . . US snubs joint UN rebuke of Russian strikes against Ukraine — again . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  15. An 83-year-old virtual YouTuber born in Manchuria during World War II who now lives in Ishikawa Prefecture is sharing stories of her and other people's wartime experiences. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ #japan #society #vtubers #wwii #china #kanazawa #ishikawa

  16. King5: Vandalized statue of Hiroshima bombings survivor to be revitalized. “A new statue of Sadako Sasaki is returning to Seattle’s Peace Park, three years after the bronze statue of the historic 12-year-old girl was vandalized, stolen and never recovered. The Sadako Renewal Project, a coalition of Wallingford residents, Asian American artists and local community leaders, plan to unveil and […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/07/king5-vandalized-statue-of-hiroshima-bombings-survivor-to-be-revitalized/
  17. Wednesday, August 5, 2026

    "It started flying right at me": Russian drone seen targeting vegetable seller at Kherson market in horrific video footage . . . . . Russian ballistic missile attack kills 15, injures 51 in Kyiv and surrounding area . . . . . Over 8,300 glide bombs dropped by Russia on Ukraine in July in record figure since full-scale invasion . . . . . US stocks of ATACMS, Precision Strike missiles at rock bottom after virtually all used in Iran war . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  18. U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass will not attend this year's peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to honor the victims of the 1945 atomic bombings of the cities, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo has said. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/ #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii #us #atomicbombings #usjapanrelations #georgeglass

  19. The Book of Lost Children

    "A wartime nurse risks everything to protect mothers and babies in nаzi-occupied Guernsey"

    Sale: $4.99 to $0.99

    by Jenny O'Brien
    Rating: 4.4/5 (1,019 Reviews)

    #books #historical #wwii #guernsey #fiction #nurse #family #mystery #booksky #wartime #dualtimeline #romance

    The Book of Lost Children

  20. Book Reviews


    Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash

    Anthology #67


    Deadly Remains, by Kate Ellis

    Here, we are in south Devon, the stamping ground of DI Humphrey Goodman, from the popular BBC TV series Beyond Paradise [and before that, Death in Paradise, set on the fictional island of St Marie, aka Guadaloupe]; however, he is not the subject of this book: instead, it is DI Wesley Peterson, and this is the latest in a very full series of books set in this beautiful location. Wesley’s son, Michael, is now 13, and in his summer school holiday is helping Wesley’s old friend from university, Dr Neil Watson, in an archaeological dig on Dartmoor which is aiming to recover physical evidence of an aeroplane which crashed there in world war two, when it was returning from a secret mission to France. The pilot escaped, but died very soon afterwards, so he was not able to provide any reason for the inexplicable crash. When three skeletons are discovered nearby, naturally enough, the police have to be involved. At the same time, an author who mostly ghost-wrote autobiographies for celebrities and is staying in the area, is found murdered; could there be a connection, or had he discovered some potentially damaging information about the subject of his latest book, so he had to be silenced? The author interweaves the contemporary diaries of the pilot of the doomed ’plane, and a young local woman with the current-day action, and as Wesley’s enquiries progress, it becomes increasingly clear that local people in a notoriously tight-knit country community, including the present-day Lord of the Manor, might have guilty secrets in their background. Michael develops a teenage crush on a young woman helping with the dig, but is her affection towards Michael just benign guidance, or something more sinister? Also, who is the odd gentleman in the bucket hat who hangs around on the periphery of the dig? Although there is one suspect Wesley’s boss considers obvious, Wesley isn’t so sure, and the tension builds nicely before the perpetrator is revealed. The hardback I read was published in 2025 by Constable, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, London, ISBN 978-0-3494-4932-8.


    The Hawk is Dead, by Peter James

    Roy Grace is facing his toughest test yet as a detective, and he is well out of his comfort zone here, because he is called in to investigate what looks like, initially, an attempt on the life of the new queen, Camilla; the reason he is Senior Investigating Officer for the case is that the crime occurred in Sussex, specifically close to the South Portal of the Clayton tunnel, from which the royal train was due to emerge, en route to Brighton, in advance of the queen’s scheduled engagements. This schedule was upset by the derailing of the train in the tunnel, forcing all of the passengers, none of whom was killed in the incident, to walk out of the tunnel, then up an embankment to higher ground, where Sir Peregrine Greaves [the eponymous Hawk], Private Secretary to “Their Majesties”, and one of the most senior members of the royal household, was comprehensively killed by a sniper’s bullet to the head, when he was standing a few feet away from the queen. Of course, nearly everyone assumes that the queen was the intended target; from the outset, however, Grace isn’t convinced. His seniority prevents criticism, but he is aware that his investigation will need to be more than usually thorough, especially given the concern for his wife of the king, who is prepared to give an audience to Grace in person. It doesn’t take long for Grace to realise that there is a conspiracy in operation, so he must be very circumspect about whom he takes into his confidence with his evidence, including his liaison at the palace, Major General Sir Tommy Magellan-Lacey, Master of The King’s Household. One has to assume that the author’s dispensation to put dialogue in the mouths of the monarchs has been cleared officially, and he obviously has respect for the institution, including information about the charities the queen supports at the end of the book. Despite not influencing my views on the monarchy, this is an effective thriller.  The hardback I read was published in 2025 by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, ISBN 978-1-5290-9006-2.


    Murder on the Great Northern Railway, by Edward Marston

    This is one of the latest entries in the Railway Detective series by this prolific author. The year is 1867, and a distinguished London silversmith who is nearing the end of a celebrated career has made a model in silver of the cathedral in the city of his birth, Lincoln, which he has designated as a gift to said institution; unfortunately, on the journey from King’s Cross Station, the crate containing the model is stolen at Peterborough station, and the private detective who was engaged to protect it in the guard’s van of the train is shot dead. The reason this was accomplished so easily is because there was an explosion in one of the station buildings while the train was stopped, so everybody’s attention was diverted. Normally, this would have been a matter for the local constabulary to investigate, but the Bishop of Lincoln and the Dean of the cathedral are sufficiently concerned to call in Scotland Yard, also because they know of Inspector Robert Colbeck by repute, from his previous achievements in successfully apprehending criminals who have broken the law on the English rail network. The perpetrators aren’t easy to identify initially, and the involvement in Lincoln of Colbeck’s superior, Superintendent Edward Tallis doesn’t make his job any easier; Tallis is beginning to feel that his efficiency is diminishing, so he thinks this supervision will be good for him. However, he soon realises that Colbeck is the man for the job, so he returns to London, but he does make a useful contribution there. When there are setbacks, the Bishop & Dean begin to lose confidence in Colbeck, and there is a danger that the criminals will succeed, but Colbeck pulls victory from the jaws of defeat. One minor negative aspect is that there is a concurrent plot device involving Colbeck’s wife and her somewhat entitled friend, which is drawn out unnecessarily long to fit the story’s timeline, but apart from that, this is a workmanlike thriller. The hardback I read was published in 2025 by Allison & Busby Limited, London,  ISBN 978-0-7490-3222-7. 


    The Long Shoe, by Bob Mortimer

    This is at least the second novel from this popular comedian [no list at the front of the book], the first one being The Satsuma Complex: Mortimer’s trademark left-field humour is again present here, and Satsuma is clearly a word he enjoys using. As in the previous book, the protagonist, Matt Giles is a slightly inadequate character who just wants an easy life with his girlfriend Harriet, who has a responsible position at the Crown Prosecution Service, and his cat Goodmonson, with the latter of whom he also has conversations, again repeating a trope from the previous book. Unfortunately, he has just been made redundant from his bathroom equipment salesman position, and the upset is compounded by a notice to quit their shared flat in Hither Green, London; so, when out of the blue an offer is made to him to rent cheaply an upmarket flat, which they had previously viewed — Harriet loving it but Matt dismissing it as beyond their price-range — in return for minimal caretaking duties, Matt jumps at the chance, hoping that Harriet, who has mysteriously walked away from their relationship, will find their new accommodation impossible to resist, and thereby return to him. Things do get a bit strange though, courtesy of the author’s humour, as a result of his dealings with the enigmatic owner of the apartment block and two of the current residents; and this is where the eponymous long shoe comes into the narrative. Another element in the story is Matt & Harriet’s erstwhile near-neighbour, a flirty, possibly over-sexed but rich divorcée called Carol, who enjoys breaking up married couples, just because she can, but also to alleviate boredom. As the narrative progresses, we discover Harriet’s situation, but she is unable to contact Matt, to either reassure him or confirm the break: inevitably, her plight is connected to Matt’s current activities. Aside from a repeat of my previous concern about some grammar: he frequently uses a construction which is now becoming too common, to my regret — “was stood”, or “was sat”, and I’m not familiar with an adjective, “splashy”, which he uses [it could just be his joke, of course] — the tension is built quite nicely to a satisfactory dénouement. The paperback I read was published in 2026 [2025] by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, ISBN 978-1-3985-4808-4.

    #Archaeology #Brighton #CrownProsecutionService #Dartmoor #Devon #Lincoln #London #Monarchy #Peterborough #Sussex #WWII
  21. D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

    COMMENT

    They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the Greatest Generation. The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

    Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has forgotten our heritage and is paying the price.

    We shall NEVER FORGET.

    RELATED ARTICLES

    .

    The Longest Day

    By Allen West|June 2, 2026

    French families still salute the English Channel in WWII uniforms. American campuses chant for terrorists. LTC West takes 25 students back to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

    Separating the Americans from the America-Haters

    In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

    D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

    #AllenWest #AlmightyGod #AmericanHeritage #AmericanMinuteWithBillFederer #AmericanThinkr #Biblical #ChristianLiving #ChristianWorldview #CultureSociety #DDay #DDay82YearsLaterJune6th2026 #ForgottenHeritage #GenDwightDEisenhower #God #History #InformedCitizen #InformedPatriotism #June6th1944 #knowledge #NeverForget #Normandy #TheGreatestGeneration #TheLongestDay #wisdom #WWII
  22. D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

    COMMENT

    They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the Greatest Generation. The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

    Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has forgotten our heritage and is paying the price.

    We shall NEVER FORGET.

    RELATED ARTICLES

    .

    The Longest Day

    By Allen West|June 2, 2026

    French families still salute the English Channel in WWII uniforms. American campuses chant for terrorists. LTC West takes 25 students back to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

    Separating the Americans from the America-Haters

    In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

    D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

    #AllenWest #AlmightyGod #AmericanHeritage #AmericanMinuteWithBillFederer #AmericanThinkr #Biblical #ChristianLiving #ChristianWorldview #CultureSociety #DDay #DDay82YearsLaterJune6th2026 #ForgottenHeritage #GenDwightDEisenhower #God #History #InformedCitizen #InformedPatriotism #June6th1944 #knowledge #NeverForget #Normandy #TheGreatestGeneration #TheLongestDay #wisdom #WWII
  23. D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

    COMMENT

    They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the Greatest Generation. The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

    Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has forgotten our heritage and is paying the price.

    We shall NEVER FORGET.

    RELATED ARTICLES

    .

    The Longest Day

    By Allen West|June 2, 2026

    French families still salute the English Channel in WWII uniforms. American campuses chant for terrorists. LTC West takes 25 students back to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

    Separating the Americans from the America-Haters

    In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

    D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

    #AllenWest #AlmightyGod #AmericanHeritage #AmericanMinuteWithBillFederer #AmericanThinkr #Biblical #ChristianLiving #ChristianWorldview #CultureSociety #DDay #DDay82YearsLaterJune6th2026 #ForgottenHeritage #GenDwightDEisenhower #God #History #InformedCitizen #InformedPatriotism #June6th1944 #knowledge #NeverForget #Normandy #TheGreatestGeneration #TheLongestDay #wisdom #WWII
  24. D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

    COMMENT

    They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the Greatest Generation. The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

    Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has forgotten our heritage and is paying the price.

    We shall NEVER FORGET.

    RELATED ARTICLES

    .

    The Longest Day

    By Allen West|June 2, 2026

    French families still salute the English Channel in WWII uniforms. American campuses chant for terrorists. LTC West takes 25 students back to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

    Separating the Americans from the America-Haters

    In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

    D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

    #AllenWest #AlmightyGod #AmericanHeritage #AmericanMinuteWithBillFederer #AmericanThinkr #Biblical #ChristianLiving #ChristianWorldview #CultureSociety #DDay #DDay82YearsLaterJune6th2026 #ForgottenHeritage #GenDwightDEisenhower #God #History #InformedCitizen #InformedPatriotism #June6th1944 #knowledge #NeverForget #Normandy #TheGreatestGeneration #TheLongestDay #wisdom #WWII
  25. D-Day 82 years later – June 6th 2026

    COMMENT

    They are/were (not sure how many of them are left) the Greatest Generation. The term was applied not by them but by those who followed and recognized their accomplishments. They were the generation that put careers, politics, and eventually even prejudices aside to overcome a common foe.

    Read the letter below that Gen. Eisenhower sent out to be read just before the troops departed for the D-Day invasion. Pay close attention to the last two paragraphs. Those are the words of a true leader, no politically correct crap here. Today is a day of reflection, a day of remembrance, a day we can honor the men and women who took part in the events of D-Day. Can you imagine the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs saying or writing that last paragraph in 2026? Sadly, we are a nation that has forgotten our heritage and is paying the price.

    We shall NEVER FORGET.

    RELATED ARTICLES

    .

    The Longest Day

    By Allen West|June 2, 2026

    French families still salute the English Channel in WWII uniforms. American campuses chant for terrorists. LTC West takes 25 students back to Normandy for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day.

    Separating the Americans from the America-Haters

    In remembrance of D-Day, watch a video of Julius recounting his experience aboard a ship landing on the beaches of Normandy.

    D-Day, June 6, 1944 & Nazi aggression that led up to it; FDR “A Struggle to Preserve our Republic, our Religion & our Civilization” – American Minute with Bill Federer

    #AllenWest #AlmightyGod #AmericanHeritage #AmericanMinuteWithBillFederer #AmericanThinkr #Biblical #ChristianLiving #ChristianWorldview #CultureSociety #DDay #DDay82YearsLaterJune6th2026 #ForgottenHeritage #GenDwightDEisenhower #God #History #InformedCitizen #InformedPatriotism #June6th1944 #knowledge #NeverForget #Normandy #TheGreatestGeneration #TheLongestDay #wisdom #WWII
  26. #NEWSFLASH: #Trump declares a 3-day Ukraine-Russia #ceasefire.

    The ceasefire is set to start on the day of Russia’s #WWII Victory Day Parade and include a prisoner exchange. counteroffensive.news/p/newsfl

  27. The Mitford Affair: A Novel "Mitford sisters, each more beautiful, brilliant, and eccentric than the next—dominate the English political, literary, and social scenes" Sale: $16.99 to $1.99 by Marie Benedict Rating: 4.2/5 (4,125 Reviews) #HistoricalFiction #WWII #Mitford #Sisters #Drama #BookSky

    The Mitford Affair: A Novel

  28. Donald Trump stunned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her first visit to the Oval Office as Japan leader by invoking Tokyo's 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor as a parallel to the U.S. war against Iran. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #pearlharbor #wwii #history #sanaetakaichi