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WILTON, Conn. – Five items pertaining to Albert Einstein (two typed letters; a handwritten letter; an awards program; and a humorous card; all five of them hand-signed); Bob Dylan’s ...

The Rare Books, Autographs, Manuscripts & Photos auction features historical material in many collecting categories. The catalog, with all 410 lots, is up now.

A memoir of the era when Buddy and the Mob ruled Providence. "Its a wild story, says former Providence club owner — and sometime political candidate.

The 26ft-long LVT-4 landing craft was uncovered in April by a team of dedicated volunteers in Crowland It was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village Crowland, Lincolnshire during 1947 floods  However, when water was pumped back into the flood plain, several of the LVT-4s floated away The one dug up in April sank into a hole, whilst a further two of them remain in fishing pits 

Incredible effort to rescue tank buried under street near Peterborough after 74 years It had lain buried underground for 74 years – but an extraordinary project to locate and dig up an amphibious tank in Crowland was completed on Thursday. Saturday, 1st May 2021, 8:46 am The Buffalo landing vehicle was one of two which sank after being washed away during an operation to construct a temporary dam following floods in 1947. Crowland farmer Daniel Abbott pored over records and carried out explora...

A World War II veteran whose first day of service was during the Normandy landings, has passed away aged 98 after having contracted Covid. Former tank driver Bill Anderson died on January 30 - more than 76 years after first seeing action on June 6, 1944, at the age of just 20 years old. Bills very first day of active service was when he drove a Sherman M3 tank onto Juno beach on the day of the Normandy Landings. He was also in command of the first tank, unlucky number 13, to cross the Orne Ri...

Covid claims 98-year-old D Day veteran tank driver Sam Baker For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo A World War II veteran whose first day of service was during the Normandy landings, has passed away aged 98 after having contracted Covid. Former tank driver Bill Anderson died on January 30 - more than 76 years after first seeing action on June 6, 1944, at the age of just 20 years old. Bills very first day of active service was when he drove a Sherman M3 tan...

March 7, 1945, American Infantry Capture a Bridge Over the Rhine Share This: The bridge from the eastern side: U.S. Army In March of 1945, the collapse of Nazi Germany was imminent. American and British bombers were laying waste to nearly every German city. The German army was reaching its breaking point: Western armies were pushing from the west and in the south, they were driving the German’s inexorably back from Italy. Meanwhile, the Soviets were pushing from the east having reached Poland...

MR C Lewis The death has occurred of Mr Clifford Lewis, of Merlins Bridge. He died, aged 96, on January 27 at Blaenmarlais Care Home, Narberth. On leaving school, Cliff was employed as an errand boy by Commerce House in Haverfordwest and then worked for the Pembrokeshire War Agricultural Executive Committee (PWAEC). Enlisting in the army in 1944 he was trained as a tank driver and posted to the 26th Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers, driving the specialised Armoured Vehicles often refer...

Paratroopers played a role in many battles, but not always successfully. During the Second World War, a new type of military operation was created which allowed armies to strike deep behind enemy lines. Airborne operations, which involved paratroopers and glider-borne infantry, were extremely risky and that is why some daring attempts ended in complete disaster. Due to that fact, throughout World War II the bulk of paratroopers fought as infantry. However, four operations stand out as being the...