World War II Blogs

Finally, on October 20th, everything was ready (after five days of deception. At dawn, under cover of a heavy barrage, Dad’s 3rd Division launched a powerful […]

At this point a commentary is necessary on the general tactical picture on the Seventh Army and VI Corps fronts. [‘Up until 19 October], the VI […]

Following General Truscott’s meeting with General Eisenhower, Phil wrote to his mother:[1]

On the morning of October 17, 1944, General Lucian K. Truscott, the commander of the VI Corps, was called to the army command post at Épinal, […]

The weather was abominable. It either rained or the skies were heavily overcast, and the ground became soggy with mud. The dirt roads became almost impassable. […]

The attack on Bruyères began on the morning of 15 October 1944 in a cold drizzle with considerable ground fog.[1]

Here are some more of my Dad’s favorite quotes about the Infantrymen he served with and loved that I used in my book, At First Light.

Here are some more of my Dad’s favorite quotes about the Infantrymen he served with and loved and one about some war horses he saved that […]

Here are some more of my Dad’s favorite quotes about the Infantry and the Infantrymen he loved that I used in my book, At First Light.

Throughout the period 11 to 21 October, Dad and the men of the 30th Infantry Regiment maintained the positions they have gained at such a terrific […]

After a couple of days of rest, resupplying, and writing home, where the men enjoyed “Three Hots and a Cot,” meaning three hot meals and a […]

When I was posting about the U.S. Army trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph on the Anzio beach head, what they called the “bitch head,” I forgot […]