Welcome! "Fanatic" ranks up above the dabbling "Buff" and more intermediate "Enthusiast." "Expert" is a rank few achieve even with one or more...
Unless we will get a taste of it when Sledge gets into service, I was surprised that no scenes of boot camp were shown. Granted this would have...
I second your landing craft observation. There are many vinettes in Leckie's memoir that were not depicted: the Marine who had his own...
Years ago, I asked a NARA archivist this same question. I was told, that after WWII, for reasons of space, all AAR's, journals etc. below regiment...
I agree! Take the atrocities committed against the Chinese and Koreans by the Japanese, for example. Greg C.
There's a childhood icon! I was a tad bit young for the Davy Crocket run, but I was a devout Daniel Boone fan in the '60s. I had a coonskin cap...
On Gradalcanal, the endless wave of futile frontal Banzai charges was the preferred tactic of the Japanese illustrated by Leckie's (Tenaru River)...
John Basilone YouTube - The Pacific: Marines of the Pacific - John Basilone Robert Leckie YouTube - The Pacific: Marines of the Pacific - Robert...
Dave, Sgt. Basilone has yet to be penned by a high caliber military history biographer. Neither of the bios above are worthy of Basilone. But, if...
Welcome, enjoy your stay here. Just wondering if you had a chance to take in any WWII battle sites while you were stationed in Germany? Greg C.
That's an amazing story, thanks for posting. Greg C.
The 121st Infantry Regiment was of the 8th Infantry Division, not the 9th Division. Greg C.
Welcome to the forum. I was just thinking today what a vast storehouse of history the study of World War II really is. It is like a story that...
Just to add: In WWII, a standard infantry regiment was made up of Regimental Headquarters Company and three battalions. 1st Battalion: Battalion...
You have probably already visited this web site: South Staffs Home Guard Welcome Page Greg C.
Great photos. We see and read so much about the battle for Iwo Jima, but little about the later use of the island for an air base. I see supplies...
The 78th Infantry Division had a very rough "baptism of fire." The 311th Infantry Regiment was attached to the 8th Infantry Division during the...
See my post "Last Train From Hiroshima Goes Down in Flames."
This is all very true, and I honor Mr. Tyler for his service. But it is interesting to ponder if the "cover your a**" concept ever entered Lt....
Thanks Karma. I had not seen specs on this landing craft before. Because of its more V-bow than the Higgins Boat, I didn't realize it had a front...
