I may have some data which may help, but only in vague way. Have you probed the Arkansas Historical Society? They, or the Arkansas Natonal Guard,...
Switzerland served a useful purpose to both the Axis powers and the Allies by being neutral. The Germans were able to use Swiss as agents to...
Ah, do you know the real reason why Dugout Dougie was spirited away from Corregador? It was, perhaps, because he was an experienced leader BUT more...
Hail and well-met. Welcome to the place. From yor postings I can extrapolate that you will be a valuable addition, should you chose to remain. I...
Hello and welcome. I, too, would like to expand the discussion to broader topics. Recently I posted a query regarding the Battle of Lepanto (1571)...
When you were young did you ever play with toy soldiers or tin soldiers? Did you ever watch The Nutcracker ballet? Want to escape back to a time of...
I have before me a book which explains how and why the northern column of Panzers was stopped: The Damned Engineers by Janice Holt Giles. It tells...
Undoubtedly during WWII the US Army was the best fed. Case in point: General Stillwell, C in C American forces China, insisted and got American...
And now for a rebuttal: While it may be true that some individuals in the North held views toward Blacks which were just as strident as the bigotry...
It sounds like it is time for some definition of terms. An Octoroon could pass for a White yet legally be enslaved. Octoroon is an old term meaning...
Cuthbert, thank you for that reasoned and informative post. It has bothered me for some years that the 'definative' book on Operation Sealion was...
Yes, medical science was woefully slow in understanding personal and public health issue solutions, but it was in the ACW some first faultering steps...
Prime, now that I have pondered your question for a while I am going to attack it again, perhaps from a new perspective. The Slave Trade Act of 1807...
PBS Nova First Air War http://video.pbs.org/video/2365355624/
Slavery was an economic practise in the American South. Slaves were property, a capital investment in applied Labour. It was a means to an end, the...
The building of field fortification is a time honoured tradition dating back to the Roman Legions at least. Yes, form has changed over the centuries...
If you recall several weeks ago I broached the subject of the battle of Lepanto (7 Oct., 1571) which lead to the campaign of the Spanish Armada...
"Penny for the Guy. penny for the Guy!" rang the familiar cry of the wee bairnes English each year as they trooped their scarecrow through the...
Kate, it is not a simple case of black verses white. I do not support ISIS over the FBI, but on the other hand I do not blindly endorse the FBI. I...
Prime, you need to see "Battle Circus". it starred Humphry Bogart and was made in the 50s, much closer to Korea. And it was a Drama rather than a...
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