December 19, 1944. Verdun, France. Inside a freezing room in a French barracks, the air was thick with the visible breath of sixteen…
France, August 1944. The air was thick with the scent of diesel and the thunder of retreating German panzers. Inside the mobile command…
The Bottleneck August 1st, 1944. Versailles, France. Inside the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), the air was thick with cigarette smoke and…
We all have that one thing we can’t bear to throw away. For Ms. Hudson, it was her old Chevy Impala. It was…
In the world of TV courtrooms, Judge Judy has seen it all: spiteful exes, shady landlords, and neighborly feuds. But every so often,…
In the theater of “Judge Judy,” where common sense is the law and excuses are the enemy, Ms. Mounts entered the courtroom with…
In the winter of 1944, the snowy silence of the Ardennes Forest was about to be shattered by a collision of two worldviews.…
By the autumn of 1944, a grim reality had settled over the American tankers in Europe. The M4 Sherman, the reliable workhorse of…
On November 19, 1944, a 32-year-old German mechanical engineer named Dieter Hoffman pressed his face against the slats of a cattle car, expecting…
In the city of Providence, Rhode Island, the name “Cole” usually commanded respect. As the son of Police Chief Thomas Cole, 32-year-old Derek…