The Story of Civil War Sniper Jack Hinson and His Rifle I can also recommend the book Jack Hinson’s One Man War, A Civil War Sniper by Lt. Col. Tom McKenney, USMC (Ret.)
Category: Historical Study
Know Your WW2 History: The Invasion of Poland
The History and War Blog did an Outstanding Four Part Series on the Invasion of Poland beginning in 1939. Part 1: The Attack on Poland 1-17 September Part 2: Soviet Invasion and the Fall of Poland Part 3: The Exodus Part 4: The Aftermath Also as a cool supplement, Jeff over at The Inch…
Know Your WW1 Weapon’s History: The Flammenwerfer
Flammenwefer — World War I German Flamethrowers It appears the first flamethrower of modern design was patented in Germany by Richard Fiedler in 1901. During the same year, the German army funded his continued work on flamethrower designs. Fiedler, a private citizen, designed several flamethrowers models and presented a working product to the German…
Know Your White History: Wergeld
Wergeld This thread is all about your legal options if you were to travel back in time to medieval Europe and murder someone. It’s also about measuring the decline of the extended family and the origins of English individualism. On Bertha Phillpotts’ “Kindred and Clan in Past Time”. Say as an example you traveled back…
WW2 Books Worth a Damn: Das Boot (The Boat)
“The thrilling wartime novel that inspired Wolfgang Petersen’s Academy Award-nominated, blockbuster film! Written by an actual survivor of Germany’s U-boat fleet, Das Boot is one of the most exciting stories of naval warfare ever published, a tale filled with almost unbearable tension and suspense. In autumn 1941, a German U-boat commander and his crew set…
The Last Valley
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Top 5 Biographies of Robert E. Lee
1. R.E. Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman Published in 1934, this four-volume book by Douglas Southall Freeman chronicles all of the major events and highlights of Robert E. Lee’s military career. The book discusses everything from Lee’s experiences in the Mexican-War to his surrender at Appomattox. Freeman depicts Lee as an honest, straightforward man who is…
Rethinking Martin Luther King Day in 2023
Rethinking Martin Luther King Day in 2023 Let the Dindu’s and Hypocritical Cucked White Liberals Celebrate a Black Communist Birthday… For the Rest of Us, We are going to Celebrate the People who Really Mattered in History! Happy Robert. E. Lee’s Birthday Readers!
Know Your Rifles: The “Krag” aka Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle
Story of the Krag: The Springfield Model 1892 Infantry Rifle The formal appellation Springfield Model 1892-1899 describes the several subvariants of the Krag-Jorgensen bolt-action repeating rifle developed in the late 19th century. U.S. troops affectionately referred to the weapon as a “Krag.” The rifle was actually a collaborative effort of Norwegian gun designers Ole Herman…