World War II was fought in nearly all corners of the globe, but few recall that North Carolina saw action in 1942, when German submarines arrived in the Outer Banks. Over seven months, seventy-five ships would sink off the unprotected coast of North Carolina at the hands of enemy U-boats.
While America’s ally Great Britain had been at war with Germany for two years, American support moved across the Atlantic Ocean. Germany, hoping to avoid engaging the United States, did not attack supply ships or American escorts of British ships. Hitler stood by his...
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Every city, town, parish, community and school has their own paranormal history. Whether they are spirits caught in the Bardo, ancestors checking on their descendents, restless souls attempting to send a message to those on the living side of the veil, or simply toublemakers taking joy in giving living-kind a scare, ghosts have been part of the human tradition from the beginning of time. In this book, we feature a collection of stories from five of America’s most haunted cities: Washington D.C., New Orleans, Chicago, Galveston and Baltimore.
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