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Books History - General World War II

Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe Paperback – Jonathan W. Jordan

I finished this book a month ago, and really enjoyed it.  As I mentioned about Jordan's subsequent book American Warlords,...

Michael C. Smith
December 16, 2019November 26, 2022
History - Naval Movies/TV World War II

Midway

Parker and I went to see Midway today, and really enjoyed it.  It was technically stunning - the Enterprise and...

Michael C. Smith
November 9, 2019
History - Naval World War II

Midway, Dick Best and Me

A very pleasant surprise about the new Midway movie is that the Enterprise's Bombing 6 skipper Dick Best is the...

Michael C. Smith
November 9, 2019
Books History - General World War II

War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941 – Megargee, Geoffrey P.

This is another short book, but provides an excellent background on Barbarossa, as well as a concise explanation of the...

Michael C. Smith
October 27, 2019
Books History - General World War II

June 1941: Hitler and Stalin – Lukas, John

Just finished this short book about the relationship between the two dictators leading up the the German invasion of the...

Michael C. Smith
October 27, 2019
History - Naval Movies/TV World War II

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway is a “mockbuster” - a low budget film that’s intended to capitalize on the publicity...

Michael C. Smith
October 24, 2019November 26, 2022
History - Naval Models

Revell angled deck Essex – bow “knuckle” & flight deck installation

One of the characteristics of the SCB-125 Essex class carriers was a prominent crease or "knuckle" at the bow which...

Michael C. Smith
October 19, 2019
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The Devil Rides Out – Dennis Wheatley

I don’t know how this happened. Some post somewhere suggested that this was a classic piece of horror fiction from...

Michael C. Smith
October 13, 2019
Books History - General World War II

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa – E.B. Sledge

This is the first of several books that were required reading for my first WW II Studies course, and while...

Michael C. Smith
October 13, 2019
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The Shadow Land – Elizabeth Kostova

I am an eternal follower of Kostova because I loved The Historian so much. That means I will (eventually) drag...

Michael C. Smith
October 13, 2019

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