September 1944, Fort Deans Station, Massachusetts. The autumn air crisp with possibility. A transport train…
December 7th, 1943. Bugenville Island, Solomon Sea. Staff Sergeant Mike Kowalsski crouches in the mud.…
June 6th, 1944, 1:14 in the morning. 13,100 American paratroopers dropped into Normandy darkness carrying…
April 22nd, 1945. A roadblock 34 miles outside Lansburg and Lech Bavaria. Captain James Hollis…
The phone rings. Middle of night. Ruth wakes up, reaches for receiver, still half asleep.…
Yankees clubhouse. Early afternoon. Outside, summer sun blazing. Inside, players preparing for game. Putting on…
The rain came without warning. The afternoon sky over Yankee Stadium was clear. Fans packed…
Nobody noticed he was gone at first. The hotel lobby was loud, crowded, full of…
1930, Great Depression, millions unemployed, economy collapsed. Babe Ruth walked into Yankees office, asked $80,000.…
St. Louis train station. August 1925. Ruth received $5,000 fine. Found his manager, Huggin, on…