Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard: Eerie Graveyard of WWII-era ships
In the video above you’ll see aerial footage of ships left abandoned in Staten Island, NY., in a eerie graveyard of WWII-era ships nicknamed the “Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard”. The Arthur…
REVIEW: Images of War – US Airborne Divisions 1942-2018
Michael’s book and the images provided detail the stories, history and tragedies of the US Airborne Divisions during the period 1942-1945. He also provides a thorough research of the development…
Kipling’s Boy Jack
For British writer Rudyard Kipling, the British Empire was the culmination of what, in his imperialist view, was Britain’s destiny and God’s will. He was born in India in 1865;…
The Secret Army
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just finished my 9th Book Review of the Year!! As the British prepared to leave Palestine in the late 1940s, the Jews of Palestine found themselves…
REVIEW: Disaster before D-Day – Unraveling the Tragedy at Slapton Sands
An eye-opening expose of the Pre-D-Day disaster and incident of friendly fire tragedy and cover up that was the Slapton Sands. This training disaster resulted in the loss of 746…
Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines; Boy General of the 11th Alabama
Meanwhile, Don splendidly describes how in the spring of 1861 John Caldwell CalhounSanders, a 21-year-old cadet at the University of Alabama, helped organize a company of the11 th Alabama Volunteer…
The Citadelle and Québec City
Canada and the US have been close allies for over a century. But it wasn’t always this way, and the Citadelle of Québec City and its surroundings are proof. The…
Bastogne: The Road Block
Review by Martin Koenigsberg I just finished my 96th Book Review of the Year!! The principles of Storm Trooper/Blitzkrieg warfare are clear- start the offensive by flowing forward – avoiding…
Operation Market Garden brought in Stunning Colorized Images
Operation Market Garden brought in stunning colorized images. Operation Market Garden, which began on September 17 and ended on September 25, was an unsuccessful Allied military operation sustaining between 15,000-17,000…
The US Eighth Airforce in World War II; Flying Fortress Gunner
general in 1943, the mild-mannered Eaker, the following year, was promoted Commander ofAllied Forces in the Mediterranean. Flying from bases in Italy, Ira’s new combined fleet of 17sand 24s continued…
