Books
The First World War in the East
I’ve read little about World War One and the little I’ve read has been around American involvement that began in April, 1917 when America entered the war on the side of France, Britain and the Commonwealth countries. But the fact is the war had been going on since August, 1914 and all sides, Allied powers […]
The “2nd German” 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The 2000 census shows that 53% of Wisconsin’s population claims some German ancestry. During the Civil War a number of regiments consisted primarily of soldiers of one nationality. The best example is probably the Irish Brigade consisting of New England Regiments. Because of the huge number of immigrants from German areas of Europe whole regiments […]
The Siege of Svigetvar_Hapsburg vs Ottoman 1566
Military History has many examples of where the few stood against the many. The few often paying the ultimate price and dying to the last man. Perhaps the most famous few against the many is the 300 hundred Spartans and 700 Thespians facing thousands of Persians at Thermopylae in 480 BC. But the other day […]
Monte Cassino, The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II__Book Review
Monte Cassino, The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II by Matthew Parker First Anchor Edition, May 2005 414 pages with maps and pictures My son loaded me up with books from my wish list for Christmas 2011 and I finally got around to reading the last one around Christmas time 2012. The last one […]
Devil’s with Wings_Silk Drop_Book Review
One of the benefits of a long Thanksgiving weekend was staying up late to finish one of my many started books, this one off my Kindle app for iPad. I really have to get better at finishing one book before starting another! The book finished is Harvey Black’s Silk Drop, Book #2 in his Devils […]
Confessions of a Book-a-holic
The definition of a book-a-holic is someone who hoards books and or cannot get enough books. The definition of a bookmobile is a vehicle that transports books. If my house had wheels it would be a bookmobile for a book-a-holic. There is even a website for people like me. The page features, You know you […]
The Faith of the Founders 3
The argument regarding the faith of the founders is essentially between Christian orthodoxy and what was is called deism. A good modern definition of deism from Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry: Deism is the teaching that God exists, that he created the universe and everything in it, but that he stopped being involved in the […]
Faith of the Founders 2
Defining Christian Orthodoxy Before we can objectively examine Holmes’ book we have to become familiar with his terminology and definitions. The first definition I’d like to deal with is “Christian orthodoxy” in colonial American times. One of the strengths of book, The Faith of the Founders are the chapters on the religious landscape of the […]
The Founder’s Faith 1
What was the religious faith of America’s founding fathers? It’s a question almost guaranteed to stir up a hornet’s of controversy. The answer seems to depend upon who is being asked the question and what is the evidence that supports their opinion. The argument in its most simplistic form breaks down like this: Some will […]
Book Review: Valley Thunder by Charles R. Knight
The Battle of New Market, Virginia, May, 1864 was a rather small affair by American Civil War standards. Only about 10,000 men on both sides were involved. Yet, it is one of the most popular, well-known battles of the War Between the States. The reason for this is because of the charge of the VMI […]
