Stalingrad

Key point: The Soviets would take their revenge. Here's how the Red Army stormed Berlin. It began with what a German colonel called “a dull, continuous roar of thunder from the east.” The Soviet bombardment was so immense in Berlin’s eastern suburbs, houses shook, pictures fell from walls, and telephones rang.…

Hal Willner, a music producer and longtime sketch songwriter for “Saturday Night Live,” has died at the age of 64, TheWrap has confirmed. Willner died Tuesday of an illness, according to a representative. No cause of death has been determined, though Willner’s symptoms were consistent with COVID-19. Willner served as…

Mac P Dawg, an up-and-coming rapper who was associated with the L.A.-based hip-hop crew Shoreline Mafia, was shot dead Monday night. He was 24. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the young rapper, whose real name is Joshua Andrade Galvez, was shot and killed Monday night in the Koreatown neighborhood…

Shirley Douglas, the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland, passed away on Sunday morning, the actor announced. She was 86. Sutherland said Douglas died from complications surrounding pneumonia, adding her death was “not related to COVID19.” “My mother was an extraordinary woman who led an extraordinary life,” he wrote. “Sadly she…

It’s been 40 years since 30 children and young adults were murdered in Atlanta, Georgia, sending a shock wave through what was then one of the most promising up-and-coming Southern cities. Now, the questions that have plagued the victims’ families for decades are finally being reexamined in HBO’s five-part docuseries,…

Logan Williams, a 16-year-old actor who appeared on the CW superhero series “The Flash” as a young Barry Allen, has died, according to his family. The actor’s mother, Marlyse Williams, confirmed the news of her son’s death to the Tri-City News. No cause of death was provided, though Williams was…

Key point: The battle was easily won. And Allied air power was the reason. Pantelleria is a small volcanic island rising out of the Mediterranean Sea 37 miles east of the Tunisian coast and some 63 miles southwest of Sicily. Since its occupation by the Carthaginians in the 7th century bc,…

Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943. Built-up upon the enhanced Enigma Engine, the game offers faithful historical recreation of the Stalingrad area, vast tactical options and…

Photo credit: Getty Images Ed Farmer, a longtime radio broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox and a former major league baseball player, has died, the team said on Thursday. He was 70. Farmer was a color commentator and play-by-play announcer for nearly 30 years and was a professional major league…

Key point: The tank destroyer was impressive but was not always used correctly. Even then, it was not enough to change the tide of war. World War II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with British Cruisers…