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“What an enduring love story! Using primary documents and letters, writer/curator Barbara Hannon allows us vicarious entry into the world of her parents during a time when the rest of the world was on fire. I cried my way through parts of it, recognizing the connections of family, a Midwest location, and a love that would not be tamped down by the constraints and deprivations of WW II.”
– Elizabeth Gatewell, Librarian
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Facts About the WWII: The Deadliest War in History
Photo by Duncan Kidd on Unsplash Are you interested in learning more about the most destructive and deadliest war in ...
Letter Writing During WWII: Love Against the Grim World
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Letter writing during WWII was not just a means of communication but a lifeline tha...
The Timeless Beauty of Love Letters from the Heart
Photo by Ron Lach As an age-old classic, love letters have long held a special place in the hearts of those separated...
Love Despite Chaos: Significance of Letters During the War
Image by freepik Life at war is uncertain. There’s no telling when death will knock on one’s doors or when freedo...
How Life on the Home Front Changed During the World War II
Image by freepik War is catastrophic, both visibly and internally. One of its most apparent impacts is on how life on...
The Life of American POWs in German prisoner of war camps during WWII
During WWII approximately 28,000 airmen from the US 8th Air Force had to parachute over Germany out of burning planes...
The Contributions of the International Red Cross the lives of Allied POWs imprisoned in Germany during WWII
The role of the International Red Cross based in Geneva Switzerland and its subsidiaries, the American Red Cross, Bri...
Operation Revival May 13-15, 1945. Barth, Germany
B-17s after landing in Barth to rescue the Stalag Luft 1 POWS and take them to France
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Beautiful Barth on the Baltic, Stalag Luft 1 Prisoner of War Camp
On January 11, 1944, my father’s plane was hit by FLAK and lost two engines. Unable to keep up with their squadron,...
RAF Ridgewell Airbase, Essex, England
On August 28, 1943, my father and the crew of his B-17, left the US and flew their bomber to Ridgewell Airbase in Ess...