GOOD POINT
bout 30 years ago, a friend’s father found this 20-inch machete at a garage sale in Montana. It’s inscribed with the names “Jess” and “Leyte, P. I.,” and “D + 4.” I’ve often wondered who Jess was, and if
Out Of The Ashes
ON DECEMBER 2, 1943, German Ju 88 aircraft dropped bombs on the dozens of Allied ships docked at the harbor in Bari, Italy, completely obliterating one vessel and heavily damaging many more. The blasts ruptured the port’s fuel pipeline and thousands
