The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is volume two of the “Liberation Trilogy” describing the western Europe and North Africa battles in World War II. Like the other two volumes, we see the war from three perspectives. Atkinson lays out… Continue reading Book Report: The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson
Month: October 2014
Trains in Riverside, Illinois
No trip to Chicago is complete without grabbing at least a couple of travel and train pictures. As we walked back to the car Saturday night after attending the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus we passed by the beginning of Route 66. We’ll be back there in the car before too long I hope winding up a… Continue reading Trains in Riverside, Illinois
