The Luftwaffe destroyed 17 Allied merchant ships in the port of Bari, Italy, releasing a load of illegal poisonous gas. Vividly recounted here is the story of this tragedy, detailing a disaster that was a precursor to today's catastrophic headlines.
Their black uniforms, gleaming daggers, and death's-head rings signified their membership in Hitler's brutal SS. The author interviewed surviving members of Hitler's inner circle to reveal not only new information about them but also startling evidence that they are still active! Photos.
The crucial "big week" of February 1944 pitted Jimmy Doolittle's 8th Air Force against Adolph Gallund's Luftwaffe, during which the warplanes of the 8th crippled every Nazi installation they attacked and severely limited the Luftwaffe's effectiveness, setting the stage for the Normandy invasion.
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