Great points, all of em. Tonite's still to come, but couldn't wait to get off a thought or two beforehand. First of all, he came out with a...
He was sweeping the aisle in the local Ocean Job Lot outlet. He was conversing with another worker who was stocking shelves with discount...
Medgar Evers Navy Ship: Widow Myrlie Evers-Williams Reflects on the Honor I can think of no greater tribute than to have my country which stands...
Interesting. Had not heard much of that, at least not that detailed. Even tho the thread heading refers to the Fuhrer's lineage, the body of the...
German. Austrian. What is the relation of the one to the other? How does language, culture, race (coloring) fit in? National Socialist's spoke of...
We know nasty weather had a major impact on military operations in WWII (ie, Halsey's Typhoon) but recent events in Japan got me to wondering if...
The answers I was seeking. I extend my gratitude, my friend. -thank you.
Even that is informative. You mentioned that news arrived eventually. So your folks were notified that all was well with your Uncle? Was that...
When were family members notified of the dead and missing in the attack on Pearl Harbor? Amid the chaos and confusion of the sneak attack, I...
Quite. ...And if I may qoute myself "...using imprecise designations is critical and can potentially lead to all sorts of unintended and...
Interesting how the terms Nazis, Germans and Wehrmacht are used when referring to soldiers fighting for Germany during WWI. Often as not, no...
The US Navy's long coming announcement on allowing women to serve on US subs beginning in Dec 2011 got me to thinking. Is there any account of a...
I am constantly amazed at the myriad ways in which highly creative and imaginative folks find expression in the conflagrations of the world's...
It would seem so. Yet there must have been something in the application of the maneuver that gave u-boats a decided advantage, why else would...
Unfortunately, the original source is now long forgotten. Fortunately, however, after posting, I stumbled on something which paints a somewhat...
We know what a wolf-pack is. Yet for the life of me, tho it has been explained somewhat, I do not get what a 'stripe' is insofar as U-boat...
I'm totally floored. I understand he was a cruel, murderous despot, responsible for untold human suffering and death. But it astonishes me that in...
Noticed in one of the iconic images of Herr Hitler in full military regalia, a series of medals along his chest. If I'm not mistaken, one appears...
That's one thing I am settled on. That it is, in fact, less a "religious issue," than one of politics, pure and simple (not that the two are...
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/real-americans-please-stand-up/ This article by D. Cavett on the uproar of the construction of an...
