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Books History - General World War II

His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt – Joseph Lelyveld

I really enjoyed this book. It covers familiar ground with FDR's last year, but the emphasis here is on remembering...

Michael C. Smith
August 19, 2023August 19, 2023
History - General Models World War II

1/72 PzKpfw III Ausf. L.

This is my first tank build since high school - appropriate since attending TankFest last summer. It's a early 1943...

Michael C. Smith
July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
History - General Models World War II

Curtiss P-40B Warhawk

This build is the Airfix kit representing 1st Lt. Kenneth W. Sprankle's P-40B, registration 41-13297, assigned to the 6th Pursuit...

Michael C. Smith
July 29, 2023July 29, 2023
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The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power – Robert Caro

This is most effective work of nonfiction I have ever read. I have been reading about LBJ and JFK my...

Michael C. Smith
June 11, 2023June 11, 2023
Books History - General

If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History – Jeff Greenfield

This was a terrific little book. Written by an well-known ABC commentator who worked for RFK, it posits an alternative...

Michael C. Smith
June 11, 2023June 11, 2023
History - General Models World War II

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4

I enjoyed my recent build of an Airfix Gustav 109, so when I saw this Emil the other day with...

Michael C. Smith
April 29, 2023April 29, 2023
History - General Models World War II

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf109G-6

This little Airfix kit was a Christmas present, and the camouflage intrigued me enough to finish it, even though the...

Michael C. Smith
April 15, 2023April 15, 2023
History - General Models World War II

MARY NELL – Uncle Harold’s Checkertail P-51 D Mustang

When I was growing up, my Uncle Harold Taylor was a really big deal to the younger cousins. Not just...

Michael C. Smith
April 10, 2023April 10, 2023
Books History - General History - Naval World War II

Roosevelt’s Navy: The Education of a Warrior President, 1882-1920 – James Tertis de Kay

This was a magnificent little book.  It focuses on Roosevelt's tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to...

Michael C. Smith
August 28, 2022November 23, 2022
Books History - General World War II

Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War – Paul Kennedy

This was my second read of this interesting little book. Kennedy studies five problems that the Allies faced in World...

Michael C. Smith
August 20, 2022November 26, 2022

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