by Greg Lynch | Sep 18, 2026 | Pre-production
Papa’s Book In the beginning, there was my Grandfather’s book. Everything I knew about his journey during World War 2 were contained within the book’s pages. When the scrapbook showed, what I knew about my grandfather’s experiences expanded. I could put faces to...
by Greg Lynch | Sep 15, 2026 | Pre-production
One of the goals for the upcoming Egypt trip is to find spots where my grandfather spent time. Sadly, he didn’t leave a lot of clues to where he went. In his letters and diaries, he would mention he went to Cairo or Alexandria, usually to the Red Cross Clubs. But he...
by Greg Lynch | Sep 11, 2026 | Reviews
The British 8th Army came together in 1939 in the desert of North Africa to deal with the aggression of Italy and Germany. Four years later, Eighth Army was disbanded after defeating Italy and Germany in Northern Italy. Robin Neillands covers the entire history of the...
by Greg Lynch | Sep 8, 2026 | Pre-production
Papa’s Stories One of the things that drove me crazy in Papa’s book was when he would say something along the lines of “The pilots told some great stories after their missions last night in the Officer’s Club” and them never tell what those stories were. And he did...
by Greg Lynch | Sep 4, 2026 | Pre-production
Research I received a message from Dr. Kidd in England who is doing research for the movie. I figured someone should look through the records from the British about the 64th. My big question for him along with a bunch of general search for any information is who gave...
