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- Dieppe on the Vinyl CafeA while ago I made an entry that included a reference to a story about two Canadians visiting Dieppe. It’s from the CBC radio program The Vinyl Cafe. The story teller is Stuart Mclean. I found a link to the story on YouTube and Stuart Mclean is such a gifted story teller that I would [...] […]
- Japan Investigates Unit 731 AtrocitiesJapan is contradictory when dealing with the darker side of its military history. The government issues numerous apologies for hardships caused by Japanese imperialism. For example, in 2009 the Japanese Foreign Minister apologised for the Bataan Death March. But Japan also denies its war crimes. In 2007 The Japanese Prime Minister stated that there is [...] […]
- Bonapartists in the United StatesThe century between 1750 and 1850 witnessed a period of immense transformation, politically, economically and culturally. New ideas, revolutions, wars and the rise of industrialism shook the known world, bringing great men to rise and at the same time devastating old institutions. Out of these ruins a new world evolved, the world we live in today. In those p […]
- Ancient History in 15 minutes: MesopotamiaThe "Timewatch" series are intended for all history enthusiasts - novices or experts alike. It's goal is to make complex history concise and understandable in maximum 2000 words. It tries to avoid the dry, musty and scholarly style that is inherent to many historical works. Timewatch wants to make the past fun and underderstandable! In this 1s […]
- What Do The Olympics And The Military Share?The 2010 Winter Olympics engender a lot of controversy. One controversy is the sale of Olympic torches by the torch bearers. David Munro is one of these people. But Munro is different. David Munro is a 72 year old veteran who served with UN forces patrolling the Gaza Strip in 1974. His service didn’t end [...] […]
- We Do Remember.People sometimes make offhand comments that our collective consciousness lacks remembrance. Society is accused of failing to hand down a proper respect for the armed forces. There is a perception that unless it’s Nov. 11 or a family member is involved that their sacrifice is forgotten. This belief is wrong and here are a few [...] […]
- Edwin Stanton at WarThe first of two parts chronicling the boldness of Edwin Stanton. This entry discusses Stanton's role leading up to the conclusion of the American Civil War. Part two will discuss his role in early Reconstruction. […]
- So Many Books, So Little TimeConfusion and frustration are not experiences that should belong to the pursuit of military history as a hobby. But they do crop up. Confusion confronts a person when he stands in front of a wall of titles. The bookstore I like to spend my days off in has two bookcases dedicated to military history. It also [...] […]
- American Naval Denial of British Land ConquestDuring the War of 1812, after the American failure to invade Canada, it became readily obvious that the British – later supplied with fresh veterans of Wellingtons victory over Napoleon – would again seek to divide New England from the rest of the states just as they had when they were defeated by Benedict Arnold’s [...] […]
- AIG Bonuses…Can We Talk Rationally?Disagreeing about AIG bonus payments is fair game…but shouldn’t the arguements be based on facts rather than screaming media sound bites. Everyone is arguing and threatning murder about things they know nothing about. From the bit of testimony I heard today it turns out that the AIG bonus payments were for Retention and not Performance. Let’s say [...] […]
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- Journey To Obsolescence: The Army Air Corps Lighter-Than-Air Branch – Part 3This is the third installment of Neal Creighton's Journey To Obsolescence: The Army Air Corps Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) Branch 1917 - 1937. […]
- Warlords of Europe – Boardgame Review'Warlords of Europe' is a strategic board game covering 13th-century Western Europe, with plastic playing pieces and a clever mechanism for handling the Church's moral authority. […]
- True Crime in the Civil War – Book Review'True Crime in the Civil War' by Tobin T. Buhk covers a wide range of criminal activities related to the war, some well known and some that are not. The author examines multiple original sources and tries to mediate conflicting accounts. […]
- Tactics 101 072 – Heavy-Light OperationsTactics 101, the continuing Armchair General series, assesses Heavy-Light Operations,the integration of heavy and light forces on the battlefield. […]
- Combat Mission Touch – iPad Game Review'Combat Mission: Touch' distills the essence of a fine wargame system into a highly playable portable format for iPad2 […]
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