David R. StokesJun 236 minThe Real Spy Who Came In From The ColdSEVERAL YEARS AGO, David Cornwell (better known by his nom de plume John Le Carré) told an interviewer that “espionage was not really...
David R. StokesJun 63 minNormandy, Pointe Du Hoc, and BedfordIt made the papers but was covered far from sufficiently when Elisha “Ray” Nance died back in 2009 at the age of 94. You may never have...
david69097May 23 minGod and the Guns of AugustONE HUNDRED AND FIVE YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER, the world lurched and stumbled into the most destructive war it had ever seen. Eventually,...
david69097May 25 minREFLECTIONS ON SEPT. 11One Monday several years ago, my wife and I traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia. Some friends had graciously offered their condo to us for...
david69097May 21 minThe Crown & THE CHURCHILL FUNERAL PLOTI’VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD to season three of THE CROWN on Netflix for quite some time, but I did wonder if the change in the casting of...
david69097May 28 minTHIS LEGENDARY PASTOR TURNED HIS SERMONS INTO BOOKSAny pastor with a heart for biblical exposition who has come of age since the midpoint of the 20th century will inevitably find himself...
david69097May 24 minChamberlain, Truman––and CyrusWhen the word “appeasement” was first identified with the foreign policy of a nation, it was on purpose. Now a term of derision generally...
david69097May 22 minThe First Carol of ChristmasWhat’s your favorite Christmas song? That’s a very subjective question. Some like to hear about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” –...
david69097May 24 minThree Presidents Who Roared in the 1920sTHE ROARING TWENTIES BEGAN 100 years ago this month. During that fascinating decade, the White House was occupied by three Republicans,...
david69097May 24 minJFK’S GHOSTMy new book was released by Lyon’s Press June 1, 2021. It’s titled, “JFK’S GHOST: Kennedy, Sorensen, and the Making of Profiles in...
david69097May 26 minOld Yankee Stadium’s Best Night EverTHE OLD STADIUM in the Bronx—built nearly 100 years ago—closed for business in 2008. The house that Ruth built had been home to the New...
david69097May 21 minMy Conversation with Brian Lamb about JFK’S GHOST on CSpan BooknotesI’ve been a fan of all things books on CSpan for decades. I did a talk for them back in 2011 about The Shooting Salvationist. So, it was...