I go back to one of my all-time favorites--"The Best Years of Our Lives." The movie was an account of the lives of vets returning to the U.S., and...
I thought that Hitler wrote the book during his jail term. If so, wouldn't there have been a lot of witnesses who saw him writing it? He was jailed...
I used to live near Peachtree Creek in Atlanta, and a number of collectors used to take their metal detectors down there to search for Civil War belt...
Key West has a fascinating Civil War history. Because it was considered a U.S. military base, it was home to many Federal troops during the war--many...
I've always wondered how it affected kids to be raised on a military base. Did you find that your life was more limited and restricted due to the...
I have to agree; this is a marvellous explanation of why, for their time, grooved rifles were a state-of-the-art killing machine. I've seen...
The CSA greatly underestimated the devastating effects of the naval blockade. Because of the blockade, the South couldn't export cotton to the mills...
Does anyone here have any of the little tins that Queen Mary sent out to the troops during the early days of WWI, in 1914? These were flat, square...
I agree with earlier posters here; the Axis powers made two fatal mistakes in their strategy. One was to open up another front with Russia. Hitler...
Just thought I'd give everybody a heads up because this lovely, amusing and informative book is now available as an ebook on some of the ebookstore...
You're quite right, Vashstampede--both sides were fueled more by idealism than common practical sense. And yes, the south won a number of the first...
Just wondering if anyone else out there has a fascination with the Stage Door Canteen in New York City. As most of you know, it was run by the...
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