by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 17, 2025 | History News
Robert VerkaikFrom the Publisher Revealing the hidden role of the Cambridge Spies during this Allied defeat, The Traitor of Arnhem relates for the first time the startling betrayal that changed the course of World War II. The end of World War II is in sight. Following...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 5, 2025 | History News
Ben PowersFrom the Publisher Most modern books and films glamorize World War II airborne soldiers as troopers leaping into the night to descend by parachute into combat. Much less often considered is the role of glider forces. Glider troops lacked the panache and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Dec 26, 2024 | History News
Don CyganDon Cygan, historian, co-author of No Silent Night: The Christmas Battle for Bastogne (Penguin Group) professor, and presenter at History Camp Colorado, discusses the Battle for Bastogne, one part of the Battle of the Bulge, during WWII. From the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Dec 20, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons (event), Conversations on the Commons Archive, Publick Occurences
Friday, January 10, 2025, 12:00-1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Sheila Green of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and Jonathan Lane of Rev250 America’s Semiquincentennial is just around the corner and Massachusetts is preparing for two...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Dec 20, 2024 | History News
Paul SparrowFrom the Publisher: A powerful new work of history that brings President Roosevelt, his allies, and his adversaries to life as he fought to transform America from an isolationist bystander into the world’s first superpower. “In today’s troubled times, with...
