The doorbell rang at the Newport Beach House, and John Wayne’s daughter, Asa, felt her stomach tighten. Another visitor. Another round of careful…
The pink telephone sitting beside the booth was part of the Polo Lounge’s elegant decor until Frank Sinatra used it like a weapon.…
The microphone slipped half an inch in Dean Martin’s hand as his eyes locked onto the empty VIP booth seat in the front…
The show was running perfectly. Laughter on Q. Applause where it should be. Dean Martin delivering lines like he’d been doing it forever…
When Johnny Cash walked onto the set of the Dean Martin Show on November 14th, 1969, the studio audience was ready for entertainment.…
Las Vegas Sands Hotel, November 14th, 1965. 11:47 p.m. Frank Sinatra stood in the center of the stage, and he was smiling. But…
September 14th, 1943. Northern Italy. The sound that haunted every Allied soldier’s nightmares. The bone rattling 1200 rounds per minute scream of the…
1938 Tula Arms Factory, Soviet Union. The sound of hammering echoes through the workshop as Jorgi Spagen welds together sheets of stamped steel.…
August 1943, the Quadrant Conference, Quebec City. President Roosevelt stares at reconnaissance photos spread across the mahogany table. 100,000 Japanese soldiers, fortified behind…
October 24th, 1942. Henderson Field, Guadal Canal. The humid jungle air crackled with radio static as Japanese commanders finalized their assault plans. General…