Tag: World War II

Chartres Cathedral (Photo by Wikimedia user Ireneed, used under a Creative Commons license.)

Beltway Confidential

The American hero who saved Chartres Cathedral

Michael Barone · August 28, 2014 8:55 pm

France marks 70th anniversary of Paris Liberation

Washington Examiner · August 26, 2014 12:16 am

Major Gen. Lucian K. Truscott Jr. is photographed in June 1944 during World War II at an unknown location. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

The Allies Invade Southern France: Seaports and a Race up the Rhone

Austin Bay · August 21, 2014 2:46 pm

WWII bomb found near Frankfurt airport

Washington Examiner · August 19, 2014 9:02 pm

French President Francois Hollande, gets out from a Super Puma helicopter as he arrives with French officials to a ceremony to pay tribute to the French resistance during World War II, at the Mont Faron memorial in Toulon, southern France, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. France celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of its southern coast, highlighting the participation of African troops to the operation, launched ten weeks after D-Day, that hastened the German defeat and the end of the World War II. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool)

France marks 70 years since Allies freed south

MICHEL EULERSYLVIE CORBET · August 15, 2014 1:14 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to bid farewell in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Kerry ended his vist in Australia for an annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) meeting. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, Pool)

National Security

Kerry visits Solomon Islands, sees WWII memorials

Matthew Lee · August 13, 2014 4:59 am

2 New Yorkers headed to France for WWII event

Chris Carola · August 12, 2014 2:02 pm

Steven Ujifusa's A Man and His Ship: America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Quest to Build the S.S. United States is the story of William Francis Gibbs, the naval architect who designed many ships.

Beltway Confidential

Reading recommendations for summer or fall

Michael Barone · August 6, 2014 4:03 pm

People pray for the atomic bomb victims in a rain at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japan marks Hiroshima anniversary, invites leaders

Mari Yamaguchi · August 6, 2014 9:53 am

People pray for the atomic bomb victims in a rain at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, early Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Japan marked the 69th anniversary Wednesday of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japan marks 69th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Mari Yamaguchi · August 6, 2014 3:00 am

Veteran, 99, honored for leading band during WWII

Washington Examiner · August 2, 2014 10:11 am

People light candles at the Warsaw Uprising monument in Warsaw, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. On the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, Poland is honoring the fighters and victims of the rebellion against Nazi Germans by laying wreaths, sounding sirens and singing insurgent tunes. On Aug. 1, 1944, thousands of poorly-armed city residents rose up against the German forces to try to take control of the city ahead of the advancing Soviet army. They held on for 63 days before being forced to surrender. Almost 200,000 people were killed. The Nazis expelled the survivors and set the city ablaze. (AP Photo/ Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland marks 70th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising

Monika Scislowska · August 1, 2014 6:38 pm