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America’s Cup Sailing, Martha’s Vineyard, Vintage Chart
Pictorial chart of the America’s Cup from its 15th International Sailing Challenge held in 1934 in between Martha’s Vineyard and Block Island, Rhode Island. The map contains insets with history of the races and winning vessels since 1851.

In the late 17th cen, Port Royal, Jamaica, was known as the "Wickedest City on Earth" & served as a major hub for pirates. Henry Morgan, used Port Royal as a base for launching raids on Spanish ships & settlements.

#OTD in 1941, men across the country lined up to volunteer for military service following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy ordered all recruiting stations to stay open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These men enlisting in the Navy in Boston look ready to fight.

FADM Chester Nimitz believed the U.S was fortunate that the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a surprise. Had the U.S. known of the approaching Japanese fleet, the American fleet would have been sent to intercept it and then been entirely lost to a superior force.

I’d like to thank Kevin Hymel for returning to continue Patton’s war story with this episode that covers from the Knutsford incident to Third Army arriving on the Continent.

#WhyWeFight1944 #ArmyHistory #DDay80 #MilitaryHistory #WWII #Podcast

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U.S Coast Guard Cutter 37 (formerly USCGC Taney) is the only ship still afloat that fought in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor #OTD in 1941. Cutter 37 is now a museum ship in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

The failed attack and resulting siege of Quebec by the American army led by MG Montgomery and COL Arnold is depicted in this detailed map. After several unsuccessful attempts to convince the garrison to surrender, the Americans conducted a two-pronged assault during a snow storm on Dec 31, 1775.

Sketch Map of Pearl Harbor After the Attack on December 7, 1941 The Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) fcreated this watercolor map of Pearl Harbor to depict one of the darkest days in United States history – December 7, 1941. The JIC created the map to show Washington D.C. the damage inflicted.

War Comes To Aachen has received 3 excellent endorsements from 3 leading scholars. #skyhistorians #Militärgeschichte

The Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) for the Pacific Ocean Area created this beautiful watercolor map of Pearl Harbor to depict one of the darkest days in US history – December 7, 1941. The JIC created the map for the to show the government leadership in D.C. the damage inflicted on the U.S. Fleet

Oh, and another thing Bluesky folks, I may go on about this guy. The murder machine Sir Arthur Chichester. The worst person you've never heard of. Some Irish get wired about Cromwell. I don't. Cromwell could teach Chichester nothing

Earning Glory in a Forlorn Defense A tribute to the legendary Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three’s fight against Japanese forces in the early days of the Pacific war.

Good overview of the PT boats operating in the Philippines in the early days of WW2. Earning Glory in a Forlorn Defense www.usni.org/magazines/na...

This plotting chart of the Battle of Midway is a snapshot in time created after the battle to capture the major events. Circles on the chart denote “contacts” and “attacks.” The chart covers all three days of the battle www.battlemaps.us/collections/...

YouTube video by Army University Press Huế: Battle for the Heart of Vietnam

As some of you know, I’m on the AU Films Team.

My long awaited documentary on the Battle of Hue goes live tomorrow at 0700 CST.

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Just making it off a landing craft and onto the beach at Betio Island during the Battle of Tarawa on this day in 1943 took a heroic effort for many Marines. Private First Class James Collins from South Carolina related his experience to a reporter, Robert L. Sherrod, of "Time" magazine.

ADM Chester Nimitz kept three questions tacked above his desk that his subordinates were expected to answer when they came to him with a proposal. He also believed that the questions could be applied to problems in daily life.
#TuesdayThoughts

On this day in 1942, the Book of the Month Club announced that it had chosen "Guadalcanal Diary" by war correspondent Richard Tregaskis as its dual selection for February 1943, along with Norman Angell's "Let the People Know."
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2024 Holiday Author Fair - Indiana Historical Society It’s our favorite book event of the year! Mix and mingle with more than 60 authors during the Indiana Historical Society’s annual Holiday Author Fair! This event will take place Saturday, Dec. 7 from ...

"I always like to be asked to sign a book. It makes you feel important."
Richard Tregaskis

I agree with Dick. Stop by and grab some signed copies of my books for your holiday shopping needs from 12-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
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One of the so called “Beaver Maps”, featuring numerous vignettes and illustrations from all corners of the world.

I am missing being around Caen and going for my walks. This IWM film reel shows just how much damage was caused from 6 June to 8 July. A very different city to one you can walk around today. I love walking and trying to match these locations!

Two times the Kall Trail. One photo after the battle of Nov 1944. The other photo was taken during yesterday’s Hürtgen Forest Tour, guiding a group of Dutch clients 80 years & 8 days after US 112th regiment withdrew back across the Kall.

#ww2 #ww2history #battlefieldtour #hurtgenforest

YouTube video by Folds of Honor Foundation Our Mission | Folds of Honor

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John Mitchell’s 1755 map of North America showing British claims from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The map was used in the negotiations of the 1783 Treaty of Paris to establish the boundaries of the United States www.battlemaps.us/collections/...

Some great weekend reading, just published and covering a topic that's generally never mentioned; Australia sent many thousands of service personnel to India/Burma but you would hardly know it.

Our War: 10 Years On - how creatives used soldiers' footage for a new film ten years after the award-winning series Revisiting some of the men from the original series, Our War returns for a one-off documentary

Hard watching, a film from helmet cam films in Afghanistan.
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Combat Tips from Malcolm W. Browne As Saigon bureau chief for the Associated Press during the Vietnam War in the early 1960s, Malcolm W. Browne produced "A Short Guide to New...

“Never be the first to walk into a hut.”

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A battlefield walk around Buron from this summer. Hidden history down side roads and farm tracks, including this swastika painted onto the gate entry to an old property. Battle damage visible on buildings and in some cases, no longer there.