They lived through the Great Depression and World War II. We still have this moment in time for the men and women of the Greatest Generation and their families to provide their wisdom to a world in ……続きを見る
John Geoffrey Lee (always known as Geoff) joined the RAF on his 20th birthday in June 1941. He left Liverpool on a troop ship in December 1941, with no idea where he was going. He eventually arrived……続きを見る
On December 7, 1941 the United States suddenly found itself at war with the Empire of Japan. Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain led through the North Pacific from Japan to North America, and the army de……続きを見る
We Fought the Road is the story of the building of the Alaska-Canada Highway during World War II. More than one third of the 10,607 builders were black; thought to be incapable of performing on a wa……続きを見る
La guerre de tous les jours dans la vie de tous les jours.
Découverts par hasard peu après sa mort par un historien local, les cahiers de guerre de Christine Flahaut (1923-2008) constituent un docum……続きを見る
On December 7, 1941 the United States suddenly found itself at war with the Empire of Japan. Alaska's Aleutian Island chain led through the North Pacific from Japan to North America, and the army de……続きを見る
This book argues that transpacific history cannot be comprehended without including “vertical” connections; namely, those between the southern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere. It explores suc……続きを見る
Why do some governments and societies attach great significance to a particular anniversary year whereas others seem less inclined to do so? What motivates the orchestration of elaborate commemorati……続きを見る
March 1945. A handful of young Allied operatives are parachuted into the remote jungled heart of the Japanese-occupied island of Borneo, east of Singapore, there to recruit the island’s indigenous D……続きを見る
