Author: wbecker

Dark December

A step by step account of the German planning of the Bulge, encirclement of the Allies, and the Allied counter-offensive.

A Time for Trumpets

The firsthand experiences and insights of a distinguished historian places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.

Of Windmills and War

An interesting historical fiction novel of WWII that eventually brings us to the food drops operation in Holland at the end of the war: Operation Chowhound.

Shifty’s War

From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers.

Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life

Chronicles the Allied commander and future president's unlikely rise to power, tracing his impoverished youth as the son of pacifists, his West Point education, toil under MacArthur in the Philippines, and involvement in D-Day.

Consistent Image Metadata Using Lightroom

A metadata template that contains all of your core contact information and copyright information will allow you to consistently apply this information across all of your photos. Once this is created, it can be applied during import via the Apply During Import panel. You can create a Metadata template from…

Introduction To Wildlife Photography

Photographing wild animals in their natural habitat is the essence of wildlife photography. Animals are frequently photographed when they are in action, either eating, fighting, or flying. An alternative to a dynamic portrait, a static portrait can show the animal’s details or environment. Rather than true wild specimens, captive or…

U.S. National Parks

The United States has 61 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior.