Washington DC, November 1963. Dean Martin was at the peak of his career. His movies were breaking box office records. His nightclub shows…
The Beverly Hills Hotel, March 1970. The Crystal Ballroom was packed with Hollywood royalty for the annual film society dinner. Directors, producers, stars,…
They Laughed at Her “Ugly Tattoo” in the Motor Pool—Until a Three-Star General Rolled Up His Sleeve Some stories aren’t meant to explode…
The Cal Neva Lodge sat right on the border between California and Nevada, straddling the state line at Lake Tahoe. In the summer…
The Copa Room at the Sands Hotel was the most prestigious venue in Las Vegas. In 1965, if you performed there, you’d made…
Johnny Carson was laughing with his guest when the Vietnam veteran suddenly stopped talking mid-sentence and started sobbing uncontrollably on live television. What…
December 16th, 1944. Our den forest, Belgium. The snow is falling hard. The sky is a dull iron gray and visibility is nearly…
June 6th, 1944,0500 hours. A fortified bunker carved into the cliffs of Normandy overlooking the churning gray expanse of the English Channel. The…
June 1944, Normandy, France. The morning mist hung low over the hedgeros, clinging to the scorched earthlike smoke that refused to rise. The…
France, August 1944. The afternoon sky hangs heavy with the smell of diesel and burned rubber. Across a shallow valley near the village…