I have a collection of stories ad photos having to do with Christmas in WWII Belgium. My grandfather's US port battalion served in Antwerp. He...
This weekend I attended a 1940s WWII Ball in Boulder, Colorado. Nearly everyone dressed the part (maybe 3/4 civilian and 1/4 in military uniform)....
I really enjoyed this book. I got my copy last month and did a review on my blog. It's visual storytelling is a nice change of pace. That National...
My grandfather's port battalion moved supplies at Bristol's Avonmouth docks. There was a substantial civilian dock workers there, so I think after...
There was some supply overlap, but it was pretty much just the Seventh Army being supplied by the southern French ports. From my research the 12th...
Hello All, I recently completed a scene of US Army port battalion work on Utah Beach. I used a mix of Italeri, Airfix, and Sgt's Mess models. I...
I can't post a photo yet, but I have all my materials for one. I'm placing everything on a wool background. I bought an old WWII shirt and cut a...
I posted a review of Rottman's new Osprey book about the US Army engineers. I was impressed at how much discussion was given to the draft, new...
Hi Ardennenfan, Have you researched your own town's WWII history? I know a US Army veteran who served in Ghent. He worked in the 518th Port...
I would say it's highly inappropriate for an author to rely so completely on a Wikipedia article. It's one thing to refer readers to Wikipedia for...
Hi all. I've been researching my grandfather's US Army Port Battalion. In my research I often turn up resources that would be useful to anyone...
I just posted a guide to finding Army unit records at the US National Archives: 519th Port Bn in WWII: Requesting US Army WWII Operations Reports
Hello all. I recently got a hold of Osprey's Pacific War coffee table book. I'm a book designer myself, so I was very impressed by the design. I...
Hi Aaron, pleased to meet you. I'm in Boulder county too. I have no history degree, but I'm writing a book about my grandfather's unit.
Hi all, I've been researching whether or not my grandfather's unit received the Beglian Croix de Guerre. I posted a little article about what I...
Hi all. I just posted my review of the new book, "The Home Guard", by Neil R. Storey. This Shire Books title is a very nicely done little guide....
I'm pretty close to finishing my writing. The book will be similar to an Osprey Publishing title: only about 100 pages with lots of photographs....
I just posted a quickly drawn comic illustrating my present WWII research quandary: 519th Port Bn in WWII: The Hidden Reference
Hmmm. Really, all I am after is a source more authoritative than Wikipedia stating that there was in fact a plan to send disguised Germans to...
Drats! Neither of those books have a "search inside" option on amazon. If only that Wikipedia author had cited his statement. I'd hate to shell...
