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On This Day in History: February 23, 1945

Posted on 23 February 2025 by The Tactical Hermit

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima   A Great Book about the USMC and Iwo Jima is Flags of our Father’s by James Bradley. The two Movie adaptation’s, both from 2006, directed by Clint Eastwood, are definitely worth a look as well.      

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Know Your Real WW2 History: The War in the Pacific

Posted on 2 December 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Via: War Views Military History Blog     Pacific War 1 – Preliminary Moves   Road to the Pacific War Beginning of the war in the Pacific came unexpectedly, at least for some people. Attention was on Europe, where war had been raging for two years. Poland had been invaded by Germany and USSR in September…

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Know Your Obscure WW2 History: Did You Know a Man Died During WW2 because he resembled Churchill?

Posted on 26 May 202426 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

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…

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In Memoriam: Lt. Commander Lou Conter, USN

Posted on 2 April 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

Last survivor of Japanese attack on USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Lou Conter, dies at 102   Like most men of his generation, Lt. Commander Conter was duty driven, fearless and tough as boot leather. I urge all you guys to read his story, it is truly amazing.  

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Know Your WW2 History: Masters of the Air Twofer

Posted on 18 February 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

DID YOU KNOW WHY THE GERMAN PLANES ATTACKED FROM THE FRONT IN MASTERS OF THE AIR?     DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE AERIAL ROCKETS SEEN IN MASTERS OF THE AIR?   Highly recommend this mini-series along with the book upon which it is based: Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War…

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Know Your WW2 Pacific War History: The Battle of Peleliu – A Meat Grinder of the Pacific War

Posted on 24 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Battle of Peleliu – Revisting a Meat Grinder of the Pacific War   This is a long but worthwhile read. The author, Capt. Dale Dye, USMC, Ret. is an astute Marine Corp and Military Historian. He was the military advisor on several series and movies such as Band of Brothers, The Pacific and Platoon. I…

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Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live

Posted on 16 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Fairbairn and Sykes: Shooting to Live   Travis Pike provides a practical review of the classic book “Shooting to Live” by Fairbairn and Sykes. Considered by many to be a forerunner to modern defensive firearms training, the book focused on the use of handguns in self-defense scenarios. The authors, with their extensive experience in law…

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A Tribute to Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won the War

Posted on 15 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

A very Important yet often overlooked aspect of World War 2 History is the civilian contributions that were made!

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Know Your WW2 History: German-Soviet Alliance – How the Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests

Posted on 14 May 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

German-Soviet Alliance: How Soviet Union Enabled Hitler’s Conquests   For all you fellow amateur military historians out there, I highly recommend you bookmark the resources for this article. They make for some excellent reading by themselves: The Buildup of the German War Economy: The Importance of the Nazi-Soviet Economic Agreements of 1939 and 1940 Historian…

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Know Your WWII History: The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’

Posted on 14 April 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’    Is Fury a true story? Was the Fury tank an actual Sherman? It sure seems to be. In this article, the renowned and redoubtable Red2Alpha73 (Mike Durand) reviews Belton Y. Cooper’s 1998 memoir:  Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II.  

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