Archive for the ‘ History ’ Category
A friend sent me a group of pictures from WW2 that included many I have not seen, or if I did, forgot I saw them. Whatever the case, many are interesting like this one. It captures the moment a P-47 Thunderbolt has fired its rockets. By 1944 and the Normandy Invasion the P-47 Thunderbolt (the [ READ MORE ]
The bloodiest day in American History was September 17th, 1862. On that day 23,000 Americans became casualties in the Battle of Antietam (near Sharpsburg, Maryland). Ironically, the battle was fought on land that was farmed by German Baptist pacifists. Some of the worst fighting took place near their Dunker Church and near by cornfield. One of [ READ MORE ]
As a kid I had a board game called Broadside. Broadside was a naval game based on the War of 1812. It was published in 1962 by Milton Bradley. It was part of a series that included a game on the American Civil War called Battle Cry and a WW1 flying game called Dogfight. Each [ READ MORE ]
Interesting story here from an 89-year-old pilot who flew the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk of Flying Tiger fame. Here’s the first few paragraphs: World War II veteran Kirk Kirkpatrick enthralled dozens of guests at the Touchmark retirement community’s Men’s Club meeting on May 1. The 89-year-old Flying Tiger presented an oral history of the famed fighting [ READ MORE ]
I am not certain of the producer’s intent with this video about empires but one thing it does do, is give one a sense of proportion when it comes to the current nation-state of Israel. Note the relative size of the empires labeled Caliphate, Ottoman and Seljuk, all Moslem empires. Today Israel is surrounded by [ READ MORE ]
Interesting article from The Voice of Russia. I have a few comments below the article. Secrets of the Stalingrad Conveys. A unique underwater search expedition, “The Secrets of the Stalingrad Convoys”, has been completed on the Volga River. It was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad. A team [ READ MORE ]
News from 1943 Headlines Milwaukee Journal In this installment I’ll cover… Warbonds Ration Guide In looking at these two subjects I am very much aware of looking at a time that my generation has no clue of. I was born in 1953 and the only thing I remember my parents ever mentioning was the rationing-something [ READ MORE ]
News from 1943 Headlines Milwaukee Journal in part one…. 1. The Lord’s Supper 2. Easter Candy and Flowers 3. Doolittle Raid My son’s father-in-law and my friend lent me a newspaper dated April 22nd 1943. He knew of my interest in history and thought I’d like to see it. What is more, it’s a newspaper [ READ MORE ]
As a kid, I and my friends who were interested in World War 2 were enthralled and excited when the movie The Battle of Britain came out. I recall going to public library in order to read up on the time period when Britain stood virtually alone against the Nazis. The out numbered but never [ READ MORE ]
This week the President who killed Osama (oh wait, that was the Navy Seals,) announced the timeline for the US to be out of Afghanistan entirely. I thought the bit about making pals with the Taliban if they agree to make nice revealed an idiotic kumbaya, naiveté on the part of President O. Whatever else one thinks [ READ MORE ]
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