On the morning of June 6, 1944—D-Day—14,000 Canadian troops stormed ashore at Juno Beach, a five-mile stretch of the Normandy coastline wedged between British landing zones. Facing a well-fortified German defense and rough surf, the Canadians fought their way inland in one of the most successful yet costly operations of the day. By nightfall, they
In July, an international team, led by famed explorer Dr. Robert Ballard, will launch an expedition to conduct archaeological surveys of historically significant shipwrecks in the Iron Bottom Sound. This confined waterway of the Solomon Islands was the site of five naval battles of Guadalcanal, a defining turning point of World War II. Even after
Join us for a conversation with author Chas Henry, retired Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist, as he shares the harrowing story behind Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy. On October 19, 1979, a super typhoon struck Camp Fuji, a remote Marine Corps training site on the slopes of Mount
Join us for a very special Greatest Generation Live livestream event as we dive deep into the history of Gold Beach on D-Day with acclaimed British military historian Tim Saunders MBE MA, co-hosted by Scott Masters, educator and founder of the Crestwood Oral History Project in Toronto, and Glenn Flickinger of the Veterans Breakfast Club.
They spun lies to defeat the Nazis. They were Propaganda Girls. Join the Veterans Breakfast Club for a fascinating livestream interview. Special guests is Lisa Rogak, bestselling historian and author of Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS (St. Martin’s Press, March 4, 2025). VBC’s Glenn Flickinger and award-winning documentary filmmaker Daria
Join the Veterans Breakfast Club for a special 90-minute online conversation with historian Robert S. Norris, author of Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project’s Indispensable Man. This event will spotlight the overlooked military mastermind who turned atomic theory into wartime reality: Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves. The Manhattan Project looms
