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One of the sole remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack that launched World War II disobeyed orders and fought back. Now 100 years old, he continues to share his stories.
Desmond Thomas Doss (February 7, 1919 – March 23, 2006) [1] was a United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II.Due to his religious beliefs, he refused to carry a weapon.
The World War II Stories Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg Should Tackle After Masters of the Air , According to a Historian Brooke L. Blower / Made by History January 29, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Franz Kurowski (1923 − 2011) was a German author of fiction and non-fiction who is best known for producing apologist, revisionist and semi-fictional works on the history of the World War II. Kurowski's first publications appeared in the Nazi era; from 1958 until his death he worked as a freelance writer. He wrote 400 books for children and ...
Variety has been given exclusive access to the international trailer (below) for World War II drama “First Oscar,” which is inspired by the true story of the making of documentary “Moscow ...
Albert Andrew Schmid (20 October 1920 – 1 December 1982) was a United States Marine awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the Battle of the Tenaru (Ilu River) during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II. Credited with killing over 200 Japanese attackers during a night-long assault, he was blinded in action by a grenade blast and ...
Vincent J. Speranza (March 23, 1925 – August 2, 2023) was an American private who served in the United States Army during World War II.. Born in New York City, Speranza grew up on Staten Island with a large Italian family during the Great Depression.
"The Good War": An Oral History of World War II (1984) is an oral history of World War II compiled by Studs Terkel. The work received the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction . "The Good War" consists of a series of interviews with various men and women from across the globe who directly experienced the events leading up to, including ...