War correspondent Ernie Pyle landed in Normandy a day after the initial battles and in his distinctive style brought the cost of the massive undertaking…
Part 3 My last entry for my “bucket list” trip to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C. My sons Matthew and Glenn Peterson and son-in-law Erik Craig…
Part 2 My sons Matthew and Glenn Peterson and son-in-law Erik Craig took me on the trip of a lifetime in the fall of 2022…
Part 1 These split rail fences and hundreds of cannons immediately let the traveler know they are entering hallowed ground — the Gettysburg National Military…
The USS West Virgina (BB-48) seen here in 1943 was sent to the bottom of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, but was raised from…
I hate to blog about Afghanistan. It’s another defeat for America’s “police the world” and nation-building efforts. But after all, it’s also war history in…
The “new” USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) takes shape at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. Her keel was laid in 2018, and…
After the aerial bombardments and missile strikes, someone has to put boots on the ground and actually occupy the enemy territory. That job often falls…
Even the universal warning symbol for biological hazards looks threatening with the claw-like shapes ready to latch on or bite unsuspecting victims. Biological warfare can…
With the exception of WW I’s famous Christmas Truce in 1914, Christmas war is more common that Christmas peace.