Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Dorothy Hartley

Born: October 4, 1893
Died: October 22, 1985 (aged 92)
Bio: Dorothy Rosaman Hartley was an English social historian, illustrator, and author. Daughter of a clergyman, she studied art, which she later taught. Her interest in history led her into writing.
Known for:
- Food in England (1954)
- Medieval costume and how to recreate it
- Lost World: England 1933-1936
- The countryman's England (1935)
- Medieval Costume and How to Make It