Before he became famous as the creator of James Bond in the 1950s, Ian Fleming (1908-1964) was an officer in the Royal Navy’s Naval Intelligence Department. He devised a number of wartime schemes worthy of a Bond novel. Some were successful and some were too wild to carry out.
The real crusher to the German offensive plans in the Ardennes occurred 46 miles north east of Bastogne, in a small area consisting of a copse of small villages and a piece of high ground called Elsenborn Ridge.
The stories of the American airmen in Romania should never be forgotten.
The Japanese continued to push hard to take Henderson Field, yet they never got as close to victory as they had the night of the attack on Edson’s Ridge
On October 12-14, The National WWII Museum, Commemorative Air Force (CAF) and Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation will once again host the WWII Air, Sea & Land Festival at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport to honor the legacy of those who contributed to Allied victory during World War II.