Author Archives: Bud Hannings
Battle of the Coral Sea
The U.S. fleet engages the Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea during May 1942. The opposing fleets never make contact. The entire battle is fought between the opposing planes. The battle is the prelude to the Naval Battle of Midway. … Continue reading
The Great Locomotive Chase
The Great Locomotive Race, by Bud Hannings, excerpted from Every Day of the Civil War. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. Copyright 2010 April 7–12 1862 THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE In Tennessee, orders arrive at each of the … Continue reading
A Day In the Civil War, The Battle of Shiloh. April 6-7 1862
The Battle of Shiloh, by Bud Hannings, excerpted from Every Day of the Civil War. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. Copyright 2010 April 6–7 1862–BATTLE OF SHILOH The Confederate Army of the Mississippi, at about 0300, boldly … Continue reading
The Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima during February 1945. The island is defended by about 23,000 Japanese. At battle’s end, nearly all of the defenders are annihilated. The Marines are ordered to seize the island to gain its … Continue reading
Thanks
Just a note to say thank you to those who chose to select the RSS Feed. Also, we had trouble with the site and some of the original names on the RSS List were lost. Please pardon us for the … Continue reading
Interview With A Patriot.
This is an article written for the Marine Corps Association, Leatherneck Magazine, Quantico Virginia for Flag Day. It is in the June 2005 issue of Leatherneck. The interview with the Patriot refers to her ancestors that stretch back to the birth … Continue reading
The Battle of Tarawa (November 1943)
The Marines and U.S. Army invade Tarawa, which the Japanese claim can’t be taken in one hundred yers by one million Yanks. Following a bloody battle during November 1943, the objective falls in several days.
The Marines Plant The Flag In Baghdad.
Warriors In The Sand A tribute to the U.S. Marines that planted the flag in Baghdad.
The Cook and The Scabbardfish.
An interview with Nick Christodoulou, a crewman (and cook) of the sub, Scabbardfish, which had five War Patrols during WWII. The Scabbardfish sunk four vessels during the war and its cook unnexpectedly caused the sub to hrriedly surface in Japanese … Continue reading
The Battle of Wake Island
Excerpted from A Portrait of the Stars and Stripes, Volume II, by Bud Hannings. Glenside, Pennsylvania: Seniram Publishing. 1991 The Battle of Wake Island. A small contingent of U.S. Marines come under attack shortly after the devastating sneak attack against … Continue reading
