World War II Blogs

January 12, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 7 – Tobacco

In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and […]
January 11, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 6 – Alcohol

In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy […]
January 10, 2023

Tune In to my “Meet the Author” Event at the National WWII Museum TONIGHT

I’m so honored and privileged to be able to travel to New Orleans to a special “Meet the Author” event at the National WWII Museum TONIGHT (Tuesday […]
January 10, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 5 – Dental Health

In my latest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize these ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy […]
January 9, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 4 – Marriage

In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and […]
January 8, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 3 – Exercise

In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy and […]
January 7, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 2 – Obesity

In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how to utilize the ten essentials that are necessary to live a happy […]
January 6, 2023

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 1 – Primary Care

The Ten Commandments of Preventive Medicine – Part 1 – Primary Care In my newest book, 10 Essentials of Happy, Healthy People, I teach people how […]
August 13, 2024

August 13, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 5)

By August 13, [almost all of the ships were] underway, part of a naval force totaling some 1,000 ships, all committed to landing some 151,000 troops, […]
August 14, 2024

August 14, 1944 — Sailing for the southern France D-Day (Part 6)

OPERATION DRAGOON [the southern France D-Day], originally called ANVIL, had first been intended as a diversion during OPERATION OVERLORD [the D-Day at Normandy] to occupy eighteen […]
August 15, 2024

August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 1)

At dawn on D-Day, August 15, 1944, there were ships as far as the eye could see.[1] Onboard an LST in the Mediterranean Sea, Phil Larimore […]
August 15, 2024

August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 2)

As the men followed him down the rope ladders into other Higgins boats, Phil yelled to them, “Hold the verticals, or your hands will be stepped […]
August 15, 2024

August 15, 1944 — The southern France D-Day (Part 3)

The 3rd Division’s mission in southern France was to land on beaches in the vicinity of St. Tropez and Cavalaire, approximately 30 miles east of Toulon. Once […]
August 16, 2024

August 16, 1944 – D-Day +1 in southern France

By noon of August 16, 1944, D-Day +1, leading elements of the 3rd Infantry Division were twenty miles inland. Its gains were surprising, and gratifying, in comparison […]