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William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Conspicuous Gallantry” of Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph O’Brien

A “soldier’s soldier…”

1d ago

Remembering the “Conspicuous Gallantry” of Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph O’Brien

1d ago

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Supreme Heroism” of Squadron Leader Arthur “Pongo” Scarf

Mere hours after Japan’s infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, was informed Japanese forces had…

Jun 30

Remembering the “Supreme Heroism” of Squadron Leader Arthur “Pongo” Scarf

Jun 30

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Great Bravery” of Lieutenant Andrée Raymonde Borrel

“The idea of women entering the line of battle”, Sir Winston Churchill wrote in 1938, “is revolting to us…”

Jun 23

Remembering the “Great Bravery” of Lieutenant Andrée Raymonde Borrel

Jun 23

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Awe-Inspiring Faith of Aristides de Sousa Mendes

As the might of Hitler’s Wehrmacht steamrolled the French into submission, millions of civilians packed what little they could carry, and…

Jun 16

Remembering the Awe-Inspiring Faith of Aristides de Sousa Mendes

Jun 16

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Glorious Humanity of Giorgio Perlasca

Early in the morning of May 15th, 1944, SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann oversaw the first mass transportation of Hungarian Jews to…

Jun 9

Remembering the Glorious Humanity of Giorgio Perlasca

Jun 9

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Humble Courage of Jan Karski

Early in the morning of September 1st, 1939, then-25-year-old Polish Army lieutenant, Jan Karski, received his much-anticipated baptism of…

Jun 2

Remembering the Humble Courage of Jan Karski

Jun 2

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the “Humility and Honor” of Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfeld

Almost immediately upon its founding, in March 1939, József Tiszó’s First Slovak Republic enacted a series of anti-Semitic laws and…

May 26

Remembering the “Humility and Honor” of Imrich “Imi” Lichtenfeld

May 26

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Quiet Heroism of Master Sergeant William John Crawford

Upon the US entry into the Second World War, in December 1941, Colorado native, William John Crawford, appeared to be on the cusp of boxing…

May 19

Remembering the Quiet Heroism of Master Sergeant William John Crawford

May 19

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Lifesaving Heroics of Irena Sendler

As one of the first good and noble Gentiles to be honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations, Roman Catholic social worker, Irena…

May 12

Remembering the Lifesaving Heroics of Irena Sendler

May 12

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Remembering the Noble Courage of Major Josef Sepp Gangl

Having long-pledged to “render unconditional obedience” to his commander-in-chief — Adolf Hitler — Bavarian-born major, Josef Sepp Gangl…

May 5

Remembering the Noble Courage of Major Josef Sepp Gangl

May 5

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

William Samuel Ze'ev de Spretter

Accomplished citizen writer publishing with a specific focus on current affairs and military history.

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