world war ii
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Cold case team suggests ‘most likely scenario’ for betrayal of Anne Frank
Investigators comb through evidence for 5 years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2022
Bedside Table: A biography that moves the soul
Book recommendations from readers
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Book review: The extraordinary heroism of a single woman saved countless lives
Robert Mrazek's book tells the riveting story of a little-known, exceptionally courageous Filipino woman who risked her own life to save American POWs during World World War II.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
The danger of American nostalgia for World War II
Romanticizing that war has led us to seek another just as "good," Elizabeth Samet writes.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend
An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
World War II ‘Code Girls’ recognized on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
Jane Case of Scarborough and Leona Wright of Cornish were among the Navy cryptologists who helped the Allies win the war and blazed a path for women in the military.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Our View: Bob Dole lived a great American life
The tough partisan warrior who also valued compromise with his adversaries showed patriotic values that are missing from today’s politics.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2021
A former sailor who is now 101 returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost
Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2021
Maine Gardener: In ‘Plants Go to War,’ readers can observe history through an unusual lens
Ethnobotanist Judith Sumner has written a surprising, plants'-eye view of World War II, chock full of fascinating facts.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Remains of pilot lost at sea during WWII are buried in Maine
U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau was laid to rest next to his parents at Saint Martin of Tours Cemetery in Millinocket.
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