Two of the most influential books ever written about combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations in WW2 were written by Marines. Lt. Commander Jocko Willink, US Navy SEAL (Ret.) reads excerpts from these books below. From With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge The Poem Battle of the Tenaru (From Helmet…
Category: World War II History
Know Your WW2 History: Assault on Tulagi – Inside the U.S. Marine Raiders’ First Operation of WW2
“The Marine landings had caught the crack Japanese soldiers completely flat-footed. They were hardly prepared to defend their posts, let alone the island.” By Carole Engle Avriett SHORTLY BEFORE 3 a.m. on Aug. 7, 1942… The post Assault on Tulagi — Inside the U.S. Marine Raiders’ First Operation of WW2 appeared first on MilitaryHistoryNow.com. Assault on…
Bad Ass Files: Major Henry Elrod, USMC
MAJOR HENRY ELROD, THE BILLY BAD ASS THAT SANK A DESTROYER AND LED AN INFANTRY CHARGE One of the Old Breed cut from a Generation we will most likely never see the likes of again. Semper Fi.
Bad Ass Files: Aimo Koivunen
Read the Wikipedia entry HERE.
Hitler’s Saw
Know Your WW2 Weapons.
Ernie Pyle: War Correspondent And A GI’s Best Friend
Great Article. Pyle was an American Treasure and the Gold Standard of what American Journalism USED to be.
The Bad Ass Files: Larry Thorne
Larry Thorne Hated Communists So Much He Joined 3 Armies to Kill Them This guy joined three Armies to kill Commies in more than three countries! That is inspiring Dedication!
After Okinawa 1945
Know your WW2 Pacific Campaign History.
Sailor Who Died At Pearl Harbor Identified 79 Years Later
WW2 History: Brecourt Manor Artillery Explained
At the HBO Band of Brothers 2019 Reunion in Normandy, Capt. Dale Dye (Who played Colonel Sink in the series and is also a Military Historian and Advisor) explains how basic Military Artillery works and how the German 105 Howitzers operated at Brecourt Manor on D-Day. Discussion begins at 2:25 To see an excellent overview…