Volgograd 2006: The Battle of Stalingrad
February 28, 2021
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
DrFumblefinger is pleasantly surprised to find this beautifully restored DC3 aircraft sitting at the Thunder Bay airport. The plane had flown paratroopers to the D-Day invasion and had been restored for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Depending on where you live, it’s Veteran’s Day or Remembrance Day. DrFumblefinger remembers with a visit to the British War Cemetery in Trincomalee.
Gumbo was visiting the beautiful island of Oahu and, specifically, Pearl Harbor. This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
A museum that houses a massive collection of artifacts, but uses them to tell the story of the war through the eyes of individuals.
This unremarkable parking lot sits atop a very remarkable piece of history…the Fuhrerbunker.
As a number of Gumbo readers figured out, Gumbo’s latest “Where Was” was Frankfurt am Main, Germany’s economic capital and home, as the giant Euro
A quiet place, in a peaceful park in Berlin hardly seems connected at first sight to the horrific fighting that took place all over
Visitors at Mao Zedong’s birthplace Photo: Brucke-Osteuropa / Wikimedia Chinese and Russian tourism authorities
May 27, 1940—75 years ago today—was the first day of the evacuation of Allied (mostly British) troops from the French port of Dunkirk across the English Channel to Dover and other British ports.
Jonathan L takes a look back to his 2006 trip to Volgograd, and to the historic battle of Stalingrad, a turning point of World War II.
DrFumblefinger is pleasantly surprised to find this beautifully restored DC3 aircraft sitting at the Thunder Bay airport. The plane had flown paratroopers to the D-Day invasion and had been restored for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Depending on where you live, it’s Veteran’s Day or Remembrance Day. DrFumblefinger remembers with a visit to the British War Cemetery in Trincomalee.
Gumbo was visiting the beautiful island of Oahu and, specifically, Pearl Harbor. This Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
A museum that houses a massive collection of artifacts, but uses them to tell the story of the war through the eyes of individuals.
This unremarkable parking lot sits atop a very remarkable piece of history…the Fuhrerbunker.
As a number of Gumbo readers figured out, Gumbo’s latest “Where Was” was Frankfurt am Main, Germany’s economic capital and
A quiet place, in a peaceful park in Berlin hardly seems connected at first sight to the horrific fighting
Visitors at Mao Zedong’s birthplace Photo: Brucke-Osteuropa / Wikimedia
May 27, 1940—75 years ago today—was the first day of the evacuation of Allied (mostly British) troops from the French port of Dunkirk across the English Channel to Dover and other British ports.