Holland-American

Close call on Christmas Day: in villages leading into Bastogne, two American battalions stave off a massive panzer assault.(Battle of the Bulge, 1944-1945)(Event overview)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 3789 words; ...trying to punch through the American perimeter into Bastogne...on to Antwerp, split the American and British armies, and prolong...losses they had suffered in Holland, and the 502nd itself was...attempts to penetrate the American lines had failed; and word...deliver a one-two punch to the ...

Old soldiers never die: the improbable life and times of Henry Francisco.(Brief biography)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 3557 words; ...Henry Francisco was no stranger to the battlefield when the American Revolution broke out virtually on his doorstep in the winter...directed by Louis XIV. Earlier, Henry's father had fled to Holland, where he married a Dutch woman. The two returned to France...

The speed-up king: in 1940, a Danish machinist helped jump-start America's transformation from carmaker to weapons giant.(president of General Motors, William S. Knudsen)(Essay)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 4244 words; ...along with Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg...nationwide radio to an anxious American public. His subject was...Roosevelt observed that some Americans had closed their eyes to...Ocean, while others opposed American defense preparations for...potential enemies and motivate ...

With a sweet kiss from Sally: fantasy and reality collided when Allied investigators hunted down the seductive Nazi broadcaster known to GIs as Axis Sally.(Mildred Gillars and Rita Zucca)(Report)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 3429 words; ...to the sensual voice of an American woman broadcasting over the...voice was less glamorous. Two American women competed for the soldiers...in the collective memory of American soldiers and sailors as one...disadvantage was compounded as Holland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Belgium...

Construction industry still waiting for stimulus boost
Daily Reporter (Milwaukee); 12/16/2009; 604 words; ...construction industry differ in their responses to whether the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act reached its goal of growing private...stimulus grant to build a new battery manufacturing plant in Holland, Mich., he said. Beyond that, though, the contracts to...