New Yorker article on Damien Lewis' book on Josephine Baker Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy Hardcover Josephine Baker...
The Spectator nearly a month ago had a review of this tome (at 960 pgs.), which I overlooked till now. The author is Halik Kochanski (who has...
A slightly different topic and not one that appears to have appeared here before. The webinar's full title is: Through Their Own Words: Soviet...
The name has always intrigued me for some reason. Perhaps because it was from the time of WW2 and is no longer used........Silesia might be...
A short article on the mainly academic website 'The Conversation', it starts with - to give you a flavour: It may come as a surprise that many who...
Was not sure what forum to place this in, but i am wondering if the above man received any Honours for his actions, i enclose a very brief and...
This year I had fully intended being out of my adopted country, Italy, for the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation, but dear old COVID-19 has put a...
Has anyone come across a Captain McLean operating behind the lines in Italy in any capacity - either SAS or more likely SOE? Reputedly he was a...
Here, I remember my Italian great-grandmother Caterina Marchetti. She and her family were anti-fascists who lived on a farm near Brescia,...
My brother sent me a link to this review of Secret Pigeon Service in the London Review of Books. It really seems to function as a (pretty lengthy,...
Seems that there would have been severe retribution in the area if this is accurate. The girl who executed Nazis after seducing them in bars dies...
Man who used football to save Jews dies
Can anyone please tell where I would look at the national archives in the UK to find any reports on resistants in France. I am studying the life...
Can anyone suggest any good forums where I can find out about the French resistance? I have a couple resistants I want to Study. Alex.
Hi does anyone know what this badge might be. It was given to my friends dad during a trip to Normandy by an elderly French gentleman.
Hello everyone, Hello everyone. I want to share an excerpt from my ebook with you guys. My book tells a story about 7 mayors and their resistance...
Does anyone have a any more information about my friend's father, who worked with the French/Polish Resistance group (Reseau F2) in Paris...
Hi, I am looking at travelling to Marsciano next year to check out the area where my father was a POW and then an escapee holed up in the hills...
I need some help identifying this patch that I found in my grandfather's belongings (He passed away in 2007). A bit of background info on him......
Hoping that someone will be able to help me here. I have just been watching Channel 5's 'Revealed: Bomber Boys' and in it they spoke about Stan...
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