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65th Anniversary of the Malmedy Massacre
On this date, 65 years ago the Malmedy Massacre took place – this was when the Waffen-SS murdered 115 American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge. The following is an excerpt from World’s Bloodiest History: Massacre, Genocide, and the Scars … Continue reading
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Tagged Battle of the Bulge, History, Joseph Cummins, Malmedy Massacre, military history, United States armed forces, World War II
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The Pacific War by William B. Hopkins
I have read a lot of books on the individual battles fought in the Pacific Theater during World War II, but I have not read much on the strategy used by American political and military leaders – other than Plan … Continue reading
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Tagged military history, non-fiction, Pacific War, United States Navy, World War II
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1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History by Charles Bracelen Flood
As all of you know from reading American history, the Civil War has been the most divisive time in our history. The most pivotal year of that struggle was 1864 – when at the beginning of the year the Union … Continue reading
The Bay of Pigs by Alejandro de Quesada
Ideologically opposite of my previous post on the communist North Vietnamese Army, Alejandro de Quesada studies the efforts of exiled Cuban forces to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961. Quesada’s booklet, … Continue reading
North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75 by Gordon L Rottman
North Vietnamese Army Soldier by Gordon L Rottman is part of Osprey’s “Warrior” series, which seeks to provide insights into the daily lives of history’s fighting men and women, detailing their motivation, training, tactics, and experiences. For most Americans, there … Continue reading
