The Prague Uprising (not to be confused with the Prague Spring of 1968), occurred from May 5 to May 8, 1945. With the Third Reich collapsing on all fronts the last significant German military grouping was that of Army Group Center, which early in May 1945 controlled, among other areas, the better part of Bohemia and Moravia - including the Czech capital of Prague.
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Steve Mercatante
on: Oct 9 2013 - 7:29pm
Review Type: Czechoslovakia, Hetzer, Heydrich, May 1945, Old Town, Prague, Prague Astronomical Tower, Prague Uprising, Waffen-SS, WWII
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Steve Mercatante
on: Oct 6 2013 - 10:55am
When it comes to the Holocaust, and its attendant concentration and extermination camps, the names most commonly resonating in our minds are those such as; Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Dachau, or Treblinka.
That said, there were many other camps that played a crucial role in the mass murder of millions of human beings. Many times their role in the Nazi camp system is often overlooked, but they were no less important in terms of perpetrating one of history's greatest crimes against humanity.
Review Type: concentration camp, Czech Republic, Holocaust, Jewish Ghetto, Small Fortress, Terezin, Theresienstadt, Walled Town, WWII
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Steve Mercatante
on: Sep 20 2013 - 3:26pm
The latest issue of Gun Mart Magzine is now available, and readers can find on its website a recommendation of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.
Gun Mart Magazine praises Why Germany Nearly Won: "There are plenty of books which postulate the opinion of ‘what if’ Germany had won the war, but this book is different. Firstly, the opinion of the title is based on solid research to present a sound argument.
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Steve Mercatante
on: Sep 15 2013 - 4:03pm
Last month we noted that the infamous war criminal Laszlo Csatary managed to escape justice and die at age 98 while awaiting trial for his crimes. However, this month things are looking up for those who support the rule of law. On September 3rd, German prosecutors announced that they are seeking to put 30 former Auschwitz death camp guards on trial for murder.
The 30 suspects all live in Germany, and their files have been referred to individual state level prosecutors who will decide whether
Review Type: Auschwitz, Holocaust, John Demjanjuk, Laszlo Csatary, Nazi, World War II
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Steve Mercatante
on: Aug 23 2013 - 3:02pm
Wednesday night an 88 year old WWII veteran named Delbert Belton was attacked and beaten by two teenagers outside the Eagles Lodge in Spokane, Washington. He died Thursday of massive head injuries.
During WWII Belton (see picture) had fought in the Pacific, and survived being shot in the leg during the Battle of Okinawa. That's right, he survived the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater of Operations; a nearly three month death match where a U.S.
Review Type: Delbert Belton, Okinawa, Pacific Theater of Operations, Veteran, WWII
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Steve Mercatante
on: Aug 16 2013 - 7:41pm
Last year we reported on the discovery of and subsequent arrest of Nazi war criminal Laszlo Csatary in Budapest Hungary. Regrettably, the now 98 year old Csatary escaped justice when he died in Budapest last weekend while awaiting trial for his crimes.
Csatary is best known for being responsible for/participating in the deportation of an estimated 15,700 Jews while serving as a senior Hungarian police officer in the Hungarian ruled Slovakian city of Kosice.
Review Type: Auschwitz, genocide, Holocaust, Kosice, Laszlo Csatary, War Criminal, WWII
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Steve Mercatante
on: Jul 31 2013 - 2:31pm
The Telegraph is reporting on how, following the September 1938 Nazi initiated dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, the Bank of England transferred to Germany Czech gold held in its vaults. This gold, valued at 5.6 million pounds, was sent to the Reichsbank in spite of the fact Czech assets had been frozen in response to what was essentially an invasion of Czechoslovakia enabled by British and French efforts to avoid outright war via acquiescing to Hitler's demands.
The actual transfer of the
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Steve Mercatante
on: Jul 22 2013 - 6:07pm
The first operational deployment of the USS Freedom (LCS-1) remains an ongoing disaster. The latest snafu occurred while the Freedom was operating off the coast of Singapore. There, and on July 20th, the Freedom temporarily lost propulsive power.
Review Type: LCS, Lockheed Martin, Power Loss, US Navy, USS Freedom
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Steve Mercatante
on: Jul 10 2013 - 6:47pm
Now it may seem like all we have been publishing lately are notices about the great reviews garnered by Globe at War editor Steven Mercatante's book Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. However, we do have more great content to come, it's just that lately the reviews have been coming in at a rapid pace. And so here we are again.
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Steve Mercatante
on: Jul 3 2013 - 4:13pm
The August 2013 Issue of WW II History Magazine is now available, and includes for its readers a recommendation of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.
Each month the magazine reviews recent books, and on page 71 of the current issue WWII History praises Why Germany Nearly Won as "an intriguing book that will surely be of great interest to students of World War II. It offers a fresh analysis of why Germany was beaten and poses reasons why it should have won."
