Research Days
I’m so excited! Today and tomorrow, I’ll be up in Carlisle to see Dr Geoffrey Megargee give a talk on the German High Command in World War II and conduct some of my own research. The Army Heritage and...
View ArticleWeekend Wanderings: NCAA Opening Weekend 2012
While I haven’t made a Wandering post in a while, it is always nice to share what I find out there. One of my favorite films was the 13th Warrior, with Antonio Banderas. For a lyrical review that...
View ArticleFirst American Combat Jump: 70 years ago today
On the morning of the 8th of November, 1942, the first American combat jump occurred in North Africa. LTC Edson Raff and 555 paratroopers had departed England late on the 7th, traveling over 1500 miles...
View ArticleDahlquist: A first evaluation
In my continued research for our WWII seminars, I’d picked up a copy of Franz Steidl’s Lost Battalions, which details the encirclement of the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment just prior to the...
View ArticleWeekend Wanderings: Mid-December 2012
It’s been a while since I’d posted a Weekend Wanderings, so let me share some of the interesting things I’ve found of late: For the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the Naval Institute blog posted an...
View ArticleProgram for 2013 Operation Dragoon Event
For the last few years, the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, Outpost Europe, has hosted an Operation Dragoon commemoration and seminar. It’s always a fantastic event. We are honored that many...
View ArticleMattis on reading
There’s no mistaking the respect of the Marines for many of their Generals and high in the pantheon must be General James N. Mattis. Back in 2004, “a colleague wrote to him asking about the ‘importance...
View ArticleAnother perspective on Herbert Sobel
Marcus Brotherton wrote a nice blog post that reveals more of the truth about Herbert Sobel, the man, to add to the image many people have of him from the HBO series. I tend to agree with Marcus and...
View ArticleMilitary Classics Seminar Series
Last Tuesday, I attended a seminar session that’s part of the Military Classics Seminar series. The MCS is now in it’s 57th year and, shockingly, this is the first I’ve heard of it. They meet on the...
View ArticleVisiting the battle box at Montelimar
As I’ve said many times, there is no substitute for walking the ground. Looking at maps, reading unit/battle/campaign histories, or even using my new favorite tool, my tablet, never give you the same...
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