One of the best WW2 Military History trilogies I have ever read is Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy. The second book of the series, The Day of Battle is about the Sicily/Italian Campaign. The amphibious landing at Anzio and the Battle of Monte Cassino are covered in amazing detail.
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In Memoriam: USMC Col. William R. Higgins
On This Day — USMC Col. William R. Higgins Is Abducted in Lebanon (February 17 1988) Never Forget the Marines, Soldiers, Airman, Sailors and Civlians whom those lying, duplicitous goat raping pieces of shit have murdered over the past 50 years. Regardless if they call themselves the PLO, Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda or ISIS it’s…
A Brief History of Jägers and Light Infantry
As some of you may already know, I am planning to offer the 5-day Jäger Course in the coming years. The Jäger Course will be an immersive light infantry training experience, in which students will learn to work as small squad-sized elements, living for a week out of just what they carry in their packs.… A…
Joe Galloway – Ia Drang Valley
This Book Will Give You Nightmares – Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2004)
This Book Will Give You Nightmares – Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2004) I read this book several years ago while going through my “Major Leaders of WW2” Biography challenge and although it was a LONG read, it was extremely well researched. Stalin was in my opinion ten times the monster that…
More Foreign WW2 Movies Worth A Damn
‘Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle’ The story of WW2 Japanese Army Second Lt. Hiroo Onoda is an amazing one to say the least. For exactly 10,000 nights (29 years) Onoda survived alone in the jungles of the Philippine island of Lubang with only his wits, training and dedication to see him through….
Video of Booby Traps Used by Viet Cong in Vietnam War Horrifies Internet
Video of Booby Traps Used by Viet Cong in Vietnam War Horrifies Internet
Why Small Victories are Important
Why Small Victories are Important No matter how dark or hopeless it get’s, remember: As long as you are six feet above ground and not below it and have air in your lungs, you can FIGHT. “If this long island story of ours is to end at last, then let it end, but only…
The Bad Ass Files: Joseph Beyrle – 101st Airborne, US Army
WWII SOLDIER CAPTURED AND ESCAPED 7 TIMES, REPORTED DEAD, LATER DECORATED BY TWO ARMIES Billy bad ass is right. The 101st Airborne Troopers that assisted the SOE and OSS Units providing arms and intel to the French resistance were part of the Jedburgh units. My God this dude was a modern day Leonidas!
Know Your WW2 History: The Forgotten Soldier – Guy Sajer
The Forgotten Soldier – Guy Sajer Fantastic snippet from the book The Forgotten Soldier. Some of the BEST Military History of WW2 was written by German Soldiers and their experiences during the War. Keep in mind while you are reading that this is a 16 year old boy witnessing and enduring the horrors of…