My father and three uncles, all from Elizabeth, New Jersey, served overseas during World War II. I know the most information about my father: U.S....
Steve, glad I could be of help. Greg C.
Wessex: Outstanding photos. I had never seen what the area looks like today. I assume the pass between the high ground viewable in the first photo...
I just reread this older post I submitted. I wrote "141st RCT" but I surely meant the 442d RCT. I must have had a brain fart, or as sometimes...
Colonel Robert W. Black is the preeminent Ranger historian. His books Rangers in World War II, Rangers in Korea, and The Battalion: The Dramatic...
Carl, playing a musical instrument is like riding a bicycle, you never forget, but you do get rusty. The hands tighten up and are not as limber as...
Maybe the code was just getting all the native speakers on the same page, so to speak. The Navajo language, probably several different dialects,...
Carl, I think about the Barney Miller series often. I too miss them. They really got a lot of mileage out of the one squad room set. Probably not...
Oh man when this movie first came out, I was really excited. The excitment turned to disappointment in a heartbeat. The themes of the movie were...
Two peoples separated by a common language. Glad to meet you mate. Greg C.
On the Causeway to Long Beach Island, at the shore in New Jersey, there is a landmark resturant called The Dutchman's. When I was about 10, my...
Anything by M.R.D. Foot, the official historian of SOE. His books tend to be a bit pricey, and, no offense to our cousins across the pond, but his...
It was not quite getting paid for not showing up, both Morrow and Jason were paid a high salery even if they did not appear in a Combat! episode,...
Welcome to the forum. I so envy you. The 83d Infantry Division was on the left in the VIII Corps area during early July in Normandy. In fact, the...
Maps seem to be an ever increasing problem in the publishing world in the past several years, and it is not getting any better. My guess is that...
Here is a reading list compiled by the CIA...
Welcome Arkady. The Brittany Campaign of August-September 1944 is an ongoing study for me. I thought it funny you live in Brittany and did not...
As a kid, I thought the Rat Patrol was "cool." But as an adult, when I learned how historically inaccurate the show was, I lost interest. Based on...
Welcome Bill. I am sure you have heard about the book/novel Devil's Guard by George Robert Elford (1971) that tells of ex-Waffen SS fighting as...
Excellent job on the web site, thanks. I read the Nigel Lewis book back in the early '90s. That was a good read. Greg C.
