Hitler’s Military and Political Blunders: May 1940-Jan 22, 1942
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may [...]
Munich Pact: September 29, 1938
A Fatal Submission to the Territorial Demands of Adolph Hitler “How could honourable men with wide experience and fine records in the Great War condone a policy so cowardly? It was sordid, squalid, sub-human, and [...]
Bastogne: Battle of the Bulge – If you do not know what “Nuts” means
“The enemy (Germany) is at present fighting a defensive campaign on all fronts; his situation is such that he cannot stage major offensive operations.” December 15,1944 Field-Marshal Montgomery The Battle of the Ardennes was the [...]
Barbarossa – The Surprise German Attack on Russia
On June 22,1941 Germany launched a surprise attack on Russia. Hitler announced “Soldiers of the eastern front an assembly of strength on a size and scale such as the world has never seen in now [...]
Buck Compton, Band of Brothers
As the green light suddenly glowed the young second lieutenant shuffled up to the door of the C-47 and leapt out into the darkness. Other troopers tumbled out behind him. Parachutes unfurled and clapped [...]
Foreign Diplomacy, Ultimate Chess Game
“War is another form of Diplomacy” is a paraphrase of the activities undertaken by sovereign states striving to develop a temporary balance in their relationships. In rereading one of my favorite books, The Deadly [...]
Brief History of The Maginot Line
A series of fortifications designed to keep Germany “the beast that sleeps on the other side of the Rhine” violate French territory. The Maginot Line was built between 1929 and 1940. It was built to [...]
Battle of Britain July-Oct 1940
Although I have read endless accounts of the Battle of Britain, I can never fully accept that four years before I was born a battle for the survival of civilization was fought where the “side [...]
Eugenics: Psuedoscience Designed to Eliminate “Inferior” Human Beings
I am always troubled when our country does not live up to its wonderful ideals. Fortunately, over time we have confronted our errors and terminated errant policies; however, mistaken policies have caused needless hardships for [...]
Lyndon Johnson: Flawed Giant by Robert Dallek
I recently completed Robert Dallek’s book, Lyndon Johnson, Flawed Giant. The author made the observation that a cross-section of historians rate Johnson an average president despite his incredible achievements in orchestrating the legislation of many [...]
Deadly Embrace: Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact
Deadly embrace: Hitler, Stalin and Nazi-soviet non-aggression pact. I want to talk about the Nazi-soviet non-aggression pact, because this shotgun wedding changed the world forever. To cut to the quick, it jump started World War [...]
Dachau, the First Concentration Camp in Germany
“Dachau, 1933-1945”, will stand out for all time as one of history’s most gruesome symbols of inhumanity. There our troops found sights, sounds, and stenches of horror beyond belief, cruelties so enormous as to be [...]
Election of 1940 vs. Plot Against America
Introduction: I am watching the series, Plot Against America that is based upon Philip Roth’s novel. Roth created an alternative history in which Charles Lindbergh, an admirer of Nazi Germany and an isolationist, defeated Franklin [...]
Vacation in Europe, May 8-May 21, 2001
Eloise and I are going to try to highlight our wonderful trip to Hamburg, Berlin, Prague, and Budapest. Our intention is to record our thoughts more in an ad hoc fashion rather than from a [...]