Archive - Journeys Into History

Celebrating the incredible life of Charles Shay

Jun 19 •

April 2024

A BLOODY DISASTER

Eighty years ago, the 4th Infantry Division lost far more men in a practice landing than it did on Utah Beach on D Day.

Apr 25 •

ONE DAY IN APRIL

On April 12, 1945, American senior commanders discovered the full horror of Nazism.

Apr 12 •

HEROES AND HEROINES

Some of the amazing people I've known from WW2.

Apr 1 •

March 2024

LAST MAN ACROSS

Paul Priest is the last survivor of the Americans who fought their way across the legendary Ludendorff Bridge in March 1945.

Mar 12 •

February 2024

TOP TEN: WW2 SITES IN EUROPE

A list of my favorite places to remember the tragedy and heroism of WWII.

Feb 28 •

January 2024

"FOOTSIE" BRITT

Remembering an amazing star of the Detroit Lions and an exceptional warrior.

Jan 24 •

UP FRONT - ALL THE WAY

FROM UTAH TO VICTORY IN EUROPE. Alex Kershaw interviews 98-year-old Warren Goss, who landed before the first wave on Utah Beach on D Day and fought to…

Jan 18 •

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TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH

A visit to the air-bases of the much anticipated Masters of the Air, the new Apple TV series from the producers of Band of Brothers.

Jan 18 •

December 2023

A lone woman in a distant graveyard reminds us of women's critical role in WWII.

Dec 28, 2023 •

August 2023

Returning to the hallowed sands of Omaha Beach.

Aug 30, 2023 •

April 2021

"IT AIN'T TOO BAD"

Today was the happiest of WWII for Louis Kalil and thousands of Allied troops in Stalag XI-B, the first POW camp in Nazi Germany to be liberated.

Apr 16, 2021 •

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