by Walter Mow April 2, 1982 marked the beginning of the Falklands War. On that fateful Friday, Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands followed by the invasion of the South Georgia and South […]
Category: History
Why World War II Matters
You’ve never had World War two explained like this before in History class. This is a H/T to lawngren for this video of Victor Davis Hanson giving a talk on World War 2- America’s entrance […]
Hell On The River
Several decades ago, I was lounging around in one of my favorite places on earth, a small gun shop. As with all wars, Vietnam had contributed its share of new varieties of weapons to the […]
America’s Special Forces
As this article began to develop, I felt a desire to understand and share something of the beliefs and the motivations of those who push themselves to the limits of human endurance and beyond. The […]
America’s SeaBees: Master Builders of Everything and Anything
Let’s jump right in! There are so many amazing stories to the SeaBees’ history I’m going to have to work hard to pare it down to manageable size. That’s difficult, because I’ve always admired those […]
South Pass
By Walter Mow The Rocky Mountains constituted a major obstacle to passage to the west coast of North America. The trail blazed by Lewis and Clark could not accommodate wagon traffic. The deserts of the […]
The Monroe Doctrine
by Walter Mow As early as 1783 elements of the Monroe Doctrine began to surface in George Washington’s cabinet as the administration crafted a policy of Neutrality that included isolation and non-intervention in the affairs […]
US Military Beginning and Missions
With Duckie’s permission, this is a general intro to a series of RED posts with more specific focus. We respect and pray for our military, but how much do we actually know about the history […]
RED Friday- Remembering Pearl Harbor
So much of the country was in utter shock and many others angry at such a devious attack which happened on Pearl Harbor that Sunday morning of December 7, 1941. The first wave of Japanese […]
RED Friday
“Travelers scowl at us, and countrymen give us scornful names. “Strider” I am to one fat man who lives within a day’s march of foes that would freeze his heart or lay his little town […]