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Call of Duty World at War Facts and Features
GameZig | 22 hours ago
Building on the Call of Duty 4 engine, Call of Duty: World at War thrusts players into the ruthless and gritty chaos of WWII combat like never been before, and challenges them to band together to survive the most harrowing and climactic battles of WW read more
Impresionante Guerra de Robots
XKOD | August 19th 2008 by caf
Este video titulado World War fue creado por un estudiante llamado Vincent Chai, recién graduado de la Universidad de Hertfordshire. El escenario es 100 años después de la WWII, el lugar es Hiroshima, Japón en el año 2045. Una mezcla de transfor read more
Visit to the Ghost Fleet
tangobaby | August 18th 2008 by jules
For those of you who wanted to see the voyage I mentioned earlier.***It was a cold and foggy morning in San Francisco (typical summer weather). We made it down to the pier around 8:30am, to see most of the wharf and the Bay Bridge engulfed in fog.Whe read more
Chapter 3.6 - Gene dream believer
The Curly Situation | August 18th 2008
At the SCG, I kept my head down and did a passable job of blending into the game day preparation, thanks mainly to a spare uniform I begged the assistant manager for. It’s marvellous what a quivering lip and a fake blub will do. Since I was a read more
The WWII Great Escape Through Tunnel Harry
Hole In The Donut | August 17th 2008 by BARBARA ANN WEIBEL
In the middle of the night on March 24, 1944, 76 Allied airmen crawled on their bellies through a 300-foot long tunnel to escape from the Nazi POW Camp, Stalag Luft III (see photo above). They did it by constructing three tunnels the airmen named read more
PART 12: MACHIAVELLIANS (NEOCONS; REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS) LIE:…
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 15th 2008 by Tom Usher
"Putin." We have Patrick J. Buchanan reminding us that Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro, and Kosovo made up Yugoslavia and that when they all started to split away from Serbia, as the Osseti read more
Daily Goodness
Rue the Day! | August 15th 2008 by Jill Harness
Quote of the Day: “Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.” -Amelia Earhart Fact of the Day: Orchid stems from a Latin word meaning testi read more
Day Of Infamy– Day Of Peace In Japan
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | August 15th 2008 by Fred Stopsky
August 15, 1945 was a beautiful sunny day in Japan as its government announced the surrender to Allied forces and brought to a close World War II. At noon that day, a recording of Emperor Hirohito was aired that told the Japanese people the war was read more
Austin Powers is a ’Bastard’
Moviebabbling | August 14th 2008 by Franck Tabouring
How surprising is this? Mike Myers has signed on to star in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming WWII drama “Inglorious Bastards,” according to Variety.Myers is set to play British Gen. Ed Fenech, who is part of a plan to terminate a bunch of Nazi lead read more
Whoa! Chef Julia Child was a WWII spy!
SARAHSPY! | August 14th 2008 by Sarah
What's this tiny camera doing in the French puff pastry???Reported by the Associated Press, via popbytes: Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and Chicago White Sox catcher Moe Berg at a time when the Nazi read more
Vernon Baker Honored: Only Living African-American Awarded WWII M…
Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities | August 14th 2008
Vernon Baker Honored: Only Living Black Awarded WWII Medal of Honor Wofford College Presents Vernon Baker with The Sandor Teszler Award Wofford College, in Spartanburg (SC), will honor Joseph Vernon Baker, the only living African-American recipie read more
Cordon Bleu Meets CIA
Kateedyd What?! | August 14th 2008
Ah, the CIA, the Culinary Institute of America, famous for pumping out some of the top chefs in the country...nope think Central Intelligence Agency. That's right. It was reported yesterday that all the names, documents, and paper work of all 24,000+ read more
Margie and Edna remember VJ Day
Margie and Edna's Basement | August 14th 2008 by Beth
Edna: Margie, why are you going through that box of old pictures? If you're looking for something specific, maybe I can help.Margie: Edna, I'm looking for that picture we made on VJ Day. Remember it was a picture of you, me, and our girlfriends? We read more
Georgia On My Mind.
Captain Digital Speaks! | August 13th 2008 by Brad Kozak
Like many Americans, I went through school trying to pay as little attention to geography as possible. It was, frankly, my least favorite subject. I found it dry and boring. Unlike many Americans, however, in my years since high school, I had the opp read more
World War II History for August 11
World War II History | August 11th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 11 1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced, “the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war.” 1943 - Germans begin to evacuate Sicily On t read more
An Exhibition of Atrocities: J.G. Ballard on Mondo films
Ballardian | August 11th 2008
With thanks to Headpress books, here's an interview with JGB conducted by Mark Goodall in 2006 for his book Sweet & Savage: The World Through the Shockumentary Film Lens. The interview covers JGB's admiration for the Mondo Cane films of Gualtier read more
World War II History for August 10
World War II History | August 10th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 10 1944 - U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam. 1945 - The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender. The only condition was that th read more
World War II History for August 8
World War II History | August 8th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 8 1940 - The German Luftwaffe began a series of daylight air raids on Great Britain. 1942 - Six Nazi saboteurs were executed in Washington after conviction. Two others were cooperative and receiv read more
WW II Great Escape Mastermind Dies At 92
World War II History | August 8th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
WW2 ‘Great Escape’ mastermind dies at 92 2008/08/08 Eric Dowling, who helped plan the mass wartime breakout from a German prison camp that inspired the movie The Great Escape, has died at 92. Peter Dowling said his father died at a nursing home n read more
MISREADING THE U.S. FATALLY FLAWED CONSTITUTION FOR THE SAKE OF T…
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 7th 2008 by Tom Usher
Title: "In Memory 9-11 and Katrina." U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger has ruled that fencing in protesters at the Democratic National Convention will be lawful. She said that the right to protest must be balanced against security needs. She read more
World War II History for August 7
World War II History | August 7th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 7 1942 - U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. On this day in 1942, the U.S. 1st Marine Division begins Oper read more
From Occupation to Fascination
Cymax Stores - Furniture, Electronics & More! | August 7th 2008 by Cymax Stores
My grandfather worked for the British Diplomatic Service for many years and in many different locales. His first posting was in Iraq starting in 1935, and my father still gets a kick out of the look on people's faces when he tells them he was born i read more
WW II Combat Footage - Pershing vs Panther
World War II History | August 7th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Below is a video clip of actual World War II combat footage showing US tanks going up against German tanks between buildings. WW2 Combat Footage - Pershing vs Panther read more
Financial Correction Center
Jutia Group | August 7th 2008
“Fed keeps short-term interest rate at 2%”, says today’s big financial headline. Stock market investors loved it. They bid up the Dow 331 points. “The correction is over,” they seemed to say. The Bernanke team knew it wo read more
World War II History for August 6
World War II History | August 6th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 6 1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Ja read more
Judgment at Nuremburg
Mixed Media | August 6th 2008
Since it was listed as a recommended film for law school, I rented Judgment at Nuremburg with Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland and a vary young William Shatner. It's an intense, satisfying drama about one of the Nuremburg read more
Normandy to Berlin: Walking on hallowed ground
World War II History | August 6th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Normandy to Berlin: Walking on hallowed ground By Les Young - Published: August 06, 2008 10:28 am Tuesday, August 5, 2008 — In the wee hours of June 6, 1944 (Day-D, World War II) the long awaited Allied invasion of France began. Para-troopers and g read more
World War II History for August 5
World War II History | August 5th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Today in WW II History World War II History for August 5 1944 - Polish insurgents liberated a German labor camp in Warsaw. 348 Jewish prisoners were freed. On this day in 1944, Polish insurgents liberate a German forced-labor camp in Warsaw, freeing read more
John Waynes Yacht was WWII Minesweeper
World War II History | August 5th 2008 by Steve Terjeson
Wayne’s yacht was WWII minesweeper Friday, August 1, 2008 - DAVID C. HENLEY Publisher Emeritus John Wayne was a passionate lover of the sea, and today, 29 years after his death at the age of 72, his famed yacht the Wild Goose is still plying th read more
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