Today in Military History: June 15 ‘Saipan Invaded’ {Hermit Note: As many of you know, the WW2 PTO (Pacific Theater of Operations) is one of my favorite Military History topics and one of the best books I ever read on both the Land and Naval Battles for Saipan, Tinian and Guam is James D….
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Know Your Real Civil War History: Herman Melville’s Terrifying Ride into Mosby’s Confederacy
Herman Melville’s Terrifying Ride into Mosby’s Confederacy On April 18, 1864, author Herman Melville rode through the twilight, embedded with the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry, on a scouting mission deep in enemy territory. Nearly thirteen years had passed since the forty-four-old Melville had published Moby Dick, a book that was not considered a critical or commercial success…
Know Your Real Civil War History: Stealing the Crops, A Long Tradition
Stealing the Crops, A Long Tradition (Hermit Note: This is an excellent example of how the Yankees Plundered Southern Warehouses and Plantations for their own personal gain, something you WILL NOT read about in your Normie Marxist History Books.) In the first six months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine War, the Russian army stole stored…
Know Your Obscure WW2 History: Did You Know a Man Died During WW2 because he resembled Churchill?
Did You Know a Man Died During WW2 Because he resembled Churchill? This story reminded me of the classic 1976 WW2 Movie The Eagle has Landed (based on the novel by Jack Higgins) where a body double was used for Churchill as a lure for a possible kidnap attempt. In the movie, the body…
Know Your WW2 Naval History: Hunting the Bismarck – Part I
Hunting the Bismarck – Part I Without doubt, the Bismarck is the single best-known German warship of World War II. Large, fast, hard to sink and equipped with the latest in German radar and optics technology, it quickly earned notoriety after it sank the HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy. The panicked British response eventually brought low the German monster, but only after…
Know Your USMC History: The Frozen Chosin
Battle of Chosin Reservoir: One Marine’s Survival Story The Battle of Chosin Reservoir was one of the most brutal battles of the Korean War. In November and December of 1950, the massively outnumbered United Nations forces fought both frigid weather and the attacking People’s Volunteer Army. Chinese troops outnumbered the Allied forces — for…
The Truth about Vlad the Dragon
Count Dracula’s War on Islam
Know Your WW2 History: The M8 Greyhound
The M8 Greyhound Armored cars tend to be overlooked by World War II history buffs. Nimble fighter planes, deadly bombers, hulking tanks and stealthy submarines are “sexier” than a car that can’t fight like a tank, can’t race a plane, and can’t use terrain to its advantage like infantry. Nevertheless, armored cars were a vital part…
History was Shaped by the Horse’s Ass
History was shaped by the Horse’s Ass I DIDN’T KNOW THAT: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built the railways in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads….
Know Your History: British Pogrom of 1947, aka ‘British Night of Broken Glass’
The English ‘Crystal Night’ No One Dares Mention What follows is an account of the anti-Jewish pogrom that occurred in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool in August 1947. At the time, Britain still occupied Palestine and Jewish terrorists fought to replace the British colonizers. This is despite the British armed forces having recently fought National…