Claire Barrett
Claire Barrett is the Strategic Operations Editor for Sightline Media and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill and Michigan football.
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Patton’s Prayer: Discussing the famed general with author Alex Kershaw
Kershaw spoke about his newest book, how faith and ego intertwined that winter in 1944, and how the Battle of the Bulge became an American triumph.
WWII escape maps might be the world’s most unique fashion statement
Invented by an MI9 intelligence officer, some 3.5 million escape maps of Europe and the Pacific were created during WWII to assist Allied forces shot down or taken prisoner.
Ever wanted to drive a WWII-era tank? Here’s your chance
Get in the driver's seat of an M4A3 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or M26 Pershing.
‘Jerry’s Last Mission’: How WWII’s last combat pilot became a lifelong testament of the human spirit
The WWII pilot battled PTSD for decades until he became an example for other veterans to follow.
Book highlights WWII Germany’s bizarre obsession with posing with polar bear mascots
Hundreds of the images were eventually culled into a 200-page compilation of polar bear mascot pictures.
Upcoming WWII series from Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks inks star director
The director is also at the helm of the upcoming James Bond Film, “No Time to Die.”
The US Army Corps of Engineers owns a bunch of dinosaurs — the more you know!
Life ... uh ... finds a way.
8 surviving members of famed Merrill’s Marauders to receive Congressional Gold Medal
The recognition by Congress shines “a light on that forgotten theater in the Pacific that was so crucial in defeating the Japanese. We did it because our country needed us.”
This is the dancing Soviet soldiers Twitter account we never knew we needed
The spectacular work has come courtesy of the Twitter account @communistbops.
‘Apocalypse ’45’: Triumph and terror in never-before-seen footage of the Pacific War
“Apocalypse ’45” can be viewed in select “virtual” theaters from August into September.
