Category Archives: In the news

In the news/Vignette: Let slip the dogs of war

Posted on March 13, 2013 by secondbysecond

Cry ‘Havoc’, and let slip the dogs of war—as Shakespeare’s Mark Anthony so famously said. Seventy-one years ago today, the United States Army did exactly that. On 13 March 1942, they began to train dogs for the War Dog Program, … Continue reading →

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In the news: Have a look at my new facebook page

Posted on February 24, 2013 by secondbysecond

I have recently  created a new facebook page that contains all the blogposts of Second by Second World War. Please have a look at the page and ‘like’ if you like it. Here is the link for the fb page … Continue reading →

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In the news: France returns paintings stolen by the Nazis

Posted on February 17, 2013 by secondbysecond

According to the British newspaper The Guardian,  artwork stolen by the Nazis during World War II is about to be returned to the Jewish owners. Seven paintings were mentioned in the news release. Six were stolen in France. The seventh … Continue reading →

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In the news: Eva Braun’s home movies

Posted on February 7, 2013 by secondbysecond

Eva Braun’s birthday was a day or so ago, 6 February (1912) and, last week, an article about her and the movies she made appeared in the Guardian and Observer (Robert McCrum and Taylor Downing, 27 January 2013). Eva and … Continue reading →

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In the news: Patty Andrews—last of the Andrews Sisters, dies at 94

Posted on January 31, 2013 by secondbysecond

Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews sisters, died in Los Angeles yesterday, Wednesday 30 January 2013, at the age of 94. They were really sisters, and are shown here in a vocally upside-down order: LaVerne (who had the low … Continue reading →

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In the news/This week in the War, 20–26 January 1941: Presidential Inauguration

Posted on January 21, 2013 by secondbysecond

Today is the day of Barack Obama’s public inauguration as President of the United States. The Chief Justice remembered his lines, Michelle’s dress met with universal approval, and the President entered his second term without a hitch. This week in … Continue reading →

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In the news: Monopoly

Posted on January 10, 2013 by secondbysecond

Everyone who has played Monopoly has their preferred player token. Ever since I can remember, mine has been the car—not the flashy gold one shown in the above deluxe version of the game, but the little red cardboard car of … Continue reading →

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In the news: The pigeon who tried to save England

Posted on December 17, 2012 by secondbysecond

Garry McCafferty’s whimsically titled They had no Choice—Racing Pigeons at War (Tempus Publishing: Charleston, SC, and Stroud,Gloucester, UK, 2002) rekindled interest in the homing pigeons of World War II. Interested rekindled once again—veritably caught fire—when news sources throughout Britain (see The … Continue reading →

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In the news: Remembrance Day/Veterans Day—11 November

Posted on November 11, 2012 by secondbysecond

              Sunday 11 November 2012—Remembrance Day. Once again, we gather to remember that eleventh hour of the eleventh month of the eleventh year, when the guns went silent and the Great War ended. It … Continue reading →

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In the news: 237th Anniversary of the US Marine Corps—10 November 2012

Posted on November 10, 2012 by secondbysecond

The United States Marine Corps was created in Philadelphia, two hundred and thirty-seven years ago today, on 10 November 1775. The memorial shown to the left is dedicated to the men and women of the US Marine Corps who died … Continue reading →

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