History Documented

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Our trip and small documentary of the C-47. It is most known for dropping paratroopers over Normandy on D-day. Rick’s Father and Father in law both Paratroopers, jumped out of the C-47 during the war. His Father in law made 50 jumps during his time in the army. Notice Rick wears his father’s jump wings […]

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Books

An Army at Dawn»

This is a book I also Highly recommend. I would not put it on the site if I did not think it was worth your time. I had the pleasure of listening to the audio book of ” An Army at Dawn”. I was impressed and very satisfied to hear a book about the beginning […]

Movies

Real Bridge on the River Kwai»

25 March 1995
From New Scientist Print Edition.
Barry Fox

FIFTY years ago waves of Liberator bombers were deliberately destroying a remarkable feat of engineering. The prisoners of war who had been used as slaves to build two railway bridges deep in […]