world war ii

Published
November 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
October 2, 2021

Remains of World War II pilot from Maine finally back home

Ernest Vienneau was killed in 1944 and his body lost at sea. On Saturday he was brought home to Millinocket, where he will be buried on Oct. 9.
Published
September 19, 2021

History lesson: A Maine native’s play about a witness to the Holocaust is poised to embark on national tour

'Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski' was co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and stars acclaimed actor David Strathairn.
Published
September 5, 2021

Bedside table: That smartphone you can’t put down? It all began here

Published
June 20, 2021

Bedside table: A born storyteller asks, when is the past truly the past?
Published
June 13, 2021

Under the shadow of World War II, an ordinary family’s extraordinary impact

Told through remarkable correspondences, 'The Weidners in Wartime' tracks one family's path to Resistance heroism.
Published
June 6, 2021

Bedside Table: How to get through tough times? This book, set in World War II, has some answers
Published
May 2, 2021

Wrestling with the strategy – and morality – of the firebombing of Japan

A single raid on Tokyo on a March 1945 night, led to a fire that killed 100,000 people.
Published
April 11, 2021

A moving tale of a World War II ship that saw plenty of action

In 'Unsinkable,' James Sullivan traces the the 'indomitable' USS Plunkett and the men who sailed it.