Charlie Brown, the West Virginia bomber pilot that was saved by an enemy pilot in World War II
A West Virginian man was flying a damaged B-17 bomber that was about to be shot down by German forces during World War II ...
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The Berlin Wall: a divide that once shaped German women's lives still echoes today
As Germany celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago on Nov. 1989, women look back at how different their lives were under communism in East and capitalism in West Germany ...
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Germany celebrates 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as division still echoes today
Both Leo and Huth fulfilled roles that in many ways were typical for women in the vastly different political systems that governed Germany during its decades of division following the country’s defeat ...
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'A man who isn’t frightened lacks imagination': The life of Canada's greatest bomber pilot
Johnny Fauquier, the most decorated Canadian airman of the Second World War, was born into spectacular wealth in Rockcliffe.
Two Madison-area veterans help carry on the history of World War II
Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...
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World War II
When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a savvy French curator who had been working for the resistance Sonja ...
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Hans Zimmer discusses his music 'Blitz', a film set in World War II
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer about his latest work for the film "Blitz." ...
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How St. John Paul II Helped Bring Down the Berlin Wall: 35 Years Later
The Polish pope, canonized by Francis in 2014, demonstrated throughout his life that faith and peaceful resistance could ...