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The Battle of Engano
Naval Battle of Engano, fought off Philippines during October 1944. Excerpted from Portrait of the Stars and Stripes Volume II, Seniram Publishing. Podcast: http://usmilitaryhistory.com/podcast/engano1.mp3
The Battle of Midway June 1942
The Battle of Midway (June 1942) The Battle of Midway June 1942 The naval battle in which the Americans defend the island of Midway in the Pacific. The shortcut to podcast http://usmilitaryhistory.com/podcast/midway.mp3 The Text of the 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
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
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
Meet Knobby Walsh, Who Joined the National Guard then Joined the Marines
Interview with Ed Walsh (Knobby). Joined National Guard at fourteen and two years later joined Marine Corps 1945. Served in China then Korea, wounded 1951. After Korea served as Drill Instructor MCRD San Diego. You might consider Knobby to be … Continue reading
Meet Knobby Walsh, Who Joined the National Guard then Joined the Marines Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadJay Carney White House Spokesman Changes His Opinion.
Jay Carney formerly a reporter had at the time, bitterly complained that President Bush was taking a vacation at his ranch in Texas during August 2001. During this year, 2011, Michelle Obama, has taken more than 40 days of vacation … Continue reading
Another Nephew of Uncle Sam
Patriots come in all ages and even a Fourth Gradercan make our troops feel proud. This is a short tribute to the U. S. Armed Forces by Lauren Mitros, which when first cut was sent by Armed Forces Radio to … Continue reading
Sometimes Names Can Fool You
An opinion piece (Partially taken from Leaders of the American Revolution, by Bud Hannings, McFarland & Company Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina and London. 2009 And Pportrait of the Stars and Stripes, By Bud Hannings, Seniram Publishing, Glenside, Pennsylvania. ): Sometime … Continue reading
The Battle of Guadalcanal August 1942
More than seven months after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States finally takes offensive action. The First Marine Division assaults Japanese held Guadalcanal on 7 August, 1942. It is a standard example of United States Marines doing … Continue reading
This Day in the French and Indian War.
The French and Indian War, known as The Seven Years war in Europe, was actually a conflict that finally concluded a long running struggle for more than 200 years to determine which European nation, France or England would dominate North … Continue reading
National Archives
We recently heard from the National Archives. The Archives has accepted my latest work, The French and Indian war. The latest work has pushed me over the five million words published and each of the works has ben selected by … Continue reading
