Category Archives: January 2016

The Yanks In Europe

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Dianne Ascroft

Today is a significant date in the history of America’s involvement in the Second World War. Almost seventy-five years ago today the first ships carrying American troops docked in Belfast; these troops were the first US troops to arrive in … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2016, Uncategorized | Tagged Americans arrive in Europe, Americans enter World War II, Private Millburn Henke, second world war, United States infantry, World War II | 3 Comments

Discover Decorum

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Dianne Ascroft

I’d like to welcome Kaaren Christopherson, the author of Decorum, to Ascroft, eh? this morning. Kaaren has written an intriguing tale set in the late nineteenth century in what is described as New York’s Gilded Age but I’ll let my … Continue reading →