tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28207007725380909172024-11-01T07:04:02.928-04:00Nicnachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598224695040016563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820700772538090917.post-83723068344890703022011-02-14T17:48:00.001-05:002022-02-06T14:43:48.199-05:00

From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother William Shakespeare Henry V - Act IV Scene III  Major Richard Winters (2004) As you may know by now, Dick Winters lost his battle with Parkinson's on January 2, 2011. He was laid to rest during a

Nicnachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598224695040016563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820700772538090917.post-15901920509956646372010-10-13T00:14:00.001-04:002022-02-06T15:19:56.404-05:00

A tiny raid with giant consequences... A proof of concept, championed by Lord Mountbatten, the plan called for the capture of a port occupied by the enemy, to test delivery of the troops and combat techniques and equipment. Begun at 5:00 AM on August 19, 1942, the Dieppe Raid lasted just under six hours. During that time, over 60% of the mostly Canadian troops would be killed or captured.

Nicnachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598224695040016563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820700772538090917.post-15291890038196893942010-09-29T18:25:00.003-04:002022-02-06T15:20:06.478-05:00

Some help here guys? Now fully engaged, as he would be for the remainder of the war, Stalin did what he knew best. He spent people. Having a near endless supply of farm-boys, factory workers, miners, trappers, and other unskilled civilians from his vast empire, he undertook a simple but ruthless strategy; he would out-man the Germans. The military was required to slow the enemy, yield, and

Nicnachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598224695040016563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820700772538090917.post-42829088295809196022010-09-27T12:55:00.001-04:002022-02-06T15:20:16.000-05:00

Hitler failed because he repeated Napoleon's mistake. Yes, and no... Why Napoleon failed in Russia: He invaded Russia. He invaded Russia in June, perilously close to the brutal winter season. He presumed rapid advances and victories would cause the enemy to seek peace. His supply train was hampered by disease, starvation, deserters behind his lines, weather, and finding nothing but devastated

Nicnachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12598224695040016563noreply@blogger.com1