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Month: October 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
Books Fiction

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
Books Fiction

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
Books History - General Science Space Exploration

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey – Michael Collins

Collins’ book about his experiences as an astronaut in the space program is hands down not just my favorite astronaut...

Michael C. Smith
October 13, 2019
History - Naval Models

Revell angled deck Essex – gallery deck pt. 2 – gun platforms and sponsons

The Revell angled deck Essex is a little like the AMT Star Trek Enterprise in that I’ve looked at the...

Michael C. Smith
October 12, 2019
Models

Revell angled deck Essex – hull reshaping

What a mess. I didn't have the Floating Drydck plans when I widened the hull the appropriate 4' each side...

Michael C. Smith
October 5, 2019

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