RSS- Two big launches scheduled for this week
- DeSantis Pitches Moving NASA Headquarters to Florida
- A renewed Ukrainian offensive in Kursk?
- True story of “Anna of Kyiv”: SBI launches investigation into formation of 155th Brigade
- Open Thread – 6 January 2024
- The Livelsberger Manifesto(s)
- Is a Puzzlement
- Happy New Year 2025
- Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments
- The federal debt limit suddenly reappears on January 2, 2025, but it is no Happy New Year. The limit is already reached and the game is on to raise it.
Category Archives: History
Bill Harris, The Bulge and Christmas 1944
“Near-complete surprise was achieved by a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with Allied offensive plans, and poor aerial reconnaissance. The Germans attacked a weakly defended section of the Allied line, taking advantage of heavily overcast weather conditions, which grounded the Allies’ … Continue reading
The Langley Aerodrome Experience… at Stafford Airport
This is something I just discovered today when I took my copy of the Stafford Magazine out of my mailbox. From the cover illustration, I thought it might be a new exhibit at the Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg. That airport … Continue reading
Posted in History, Local News, TTG
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Heavy Metal in Lithuania
Introduction: I found this site back in 2000 or 2001. It was still online in 2010, but I decided to save it because those old internet web rings were disappearing fast. It was created by a Lithuanian who lived through … Continue reading
Posted in History, The Military Art, TTG
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Poland marks 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish capital came to a standstill Thursday on the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, an ill-fated revolt against Nazi German forces during World War II. Sirens wailed, church bells rang and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Europe, Germany, History, Poland, TTG
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The smoke signals were correct. Biden bails out of the presidential race, right on schedule!
By Robert Willmann Never underestimate the finagling in and around un-democratic processes. Today, Sunday, 21 July 2024, a political party that calls itself the Democratic Party deftly removed its candidate for president, Joe Biden, who amassed way more than the … Continue reading
This is the Price They Paid (reposted from 2021)
What happened to the signers? Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and … Continue reading
Posted in History, TTG
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The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)
“… A mile away, across the grassy valley from the cemetery ridge, Pickett’s Division lay waiting in the woods. They had come up to this position in the early morning hours. The officers occupied themselves with the usual business of … Continue reading
Posted in History, My books, WBS
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The charge of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 2 July 1863 – reposted
This action has been largely overlooked in most accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is certainly drowned out by the ubiquitous accounts of the 20th Maine and Picketts Charge. As I recall, the charge of the already depleted 1st … Continue reading
Posted in History, TTG, WBS
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Back in the Day
A while back my youngest brother sent me a thumb drive of digitized slides that my father took over the years. There are some great memories in there. With the 4th of July celebration coming up this week, I thought … Continue reading
Posted in History
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Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur *
* “Bound is the boatless man” – a a Viking expression often quoted in “Wooden Boat” magazine More than three millennia ago, a sinking merchant vessel settled about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Its hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Messing about in boats, TTG
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