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Panzer Ace On The Eastern Front | Otto Carius

Panzer Ace On The Eastern Front | Otto Carius

Otto Carius was born on May 27th of 1922 in Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz in Southwest Germany. Just as he graduated from school, World War II broke out and he volunteered for 104th Infantry Placement Battalion in May of 1940. Following training, he was assigned to the 21st Panzer Regiment and experienced his first battle as a loader on a Panzer 38(t) during the “Barbarossa” operation in June of…

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Battle For Antioch | A Letter From Stephen of Blois - 1098 AD

Battle For Antioch | A Letter From Stephen of Blois – 1098 AD

In honor of my newest book A Fight for the Throne : Empress Matilda – Lady of the Englishhere is an interesting letter from Stephen Blois. The letter from Stephen to his wife describes the battle for Antioch. Note that the closing makes clear that Adela is in control at home: “I send [the wish] that you do well and dispose of your things (tibiae) superbly, and treat your [not our] sons and your…

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Words Straight From Ancient Rome | The Concerns Of Daily Life

Words Straight From Ancient Rome | The Concerns Of Daily Life

“Thousands of years after prehistoric cave men, people were still communicating through their hands the important events in their lives through letters written on papyrus rather than through drawings on cave walls. By the Greco-Roman times, there was a formula for letter writing taught in all Greek and Roman schools.  It began with an introduction of the writer and the identity of the recipient.…

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A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia | 1622

A Jamestown Settler Describes Life in Virginia | 1622

This 1622 letter from Jamestown colonist Sebastian Brandt to Henry Hovener, a Dutch merchant living in London, provides a snapshot of the colony in flux. Brandt, who likely arrived in 1619 in a wave of 1,200 immigrants, writes of his wife’s and brother’s deaths the previous year almost in passing. He mentions that, due to his own illness, he “was not able to travell up and downe the hills and…

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A Day In the Hundred Years War: Battle of Crecy | August 26th, 1346

A Day In the Hundred Years War: Battle of Crecy | August 26th, 1346

The first great combat of the long war was the famous battle of Crécy. Edward had invaded France with an army of 30,000 men, made up largely of English bowmen, and had penetrated far into the country, ravaging as he went, when he finally halted, and faced the pursuing French army near the village of Crécy, where he inflicted upon it a most terrible defeat. 1,200 knights, the flower of French…

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Thank the General’s Wife, Mary Logan, for Memorial Day

Thank the General’s Wife, Mary Logan, for Memorial Day

General John A. Logan could not go. “Blackjack Logan” as his men affectionately dubbed him due to his strikingly dark hair and eyes, was invited by a newspaper man in Chicago, Charles Wilson,  to visit Richmond, Virginia. It was March 1868, and Logan now the leader of the Grand Army of the Republic was too busy in the nation’s capital overseeing veteran’s affairs to break away. But Wilson had…

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A Fight That Changed English History : The Battle of Hastings | William of Malmesbury, 1066 AD - Norman Conquest

A Fight That Changed English History : The Battle of Hastings | William of Malmesbury, 1066 AD – Norman Conquest

The courageous leaders mutually prepared for battle, each according to his national custom. The English, as we have heard, passed the night without sleep, in drinking and singing, and in the morning proceeded without delay against the enemy. All on foot, armed with battle-axes, and covering themselves in front by the juncture of their shields, they formed an impenetrable body which would…

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Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome | Timeline World Documentary

Hannibal: The Man Who Hated Rome | Timeline World Documentary

No shortlist of the greatest generals in history would be complete with out the name of Hannibal. This film shows why he was both feared and respected by his enemies. Hannibal’s tactical genius is illustrated with the latest three-dimensional graphics technology and exciting dramatic reconstructions of his victories. This is the story of the General who took on the might of Rome. Hannibal led his…

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THOMAS EDISON & NIKOLA TESLA – AN AMERICAN RIVALRY

THOMAS EDISON & NIKOLA TESLA – AN AMERICAN RIVALRY

Thomas Edison was born February 11th, 1847. He was born in a small Ohio town named Milan. From the very beginning Edison came from a very modest and unpretentious home. As the seventh child of Samuel and Nancy Edison he would be raised in a very humble but bright atmosphere.’

Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th,1856, in what is now Smiljan, Croatia and was not American born. He nonetheless is a…

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The Great Fire of London in 1666 – Samuel Pepys Tells of A Blazing Night

The Great Fire of London in 1666 – Samuel Pepys Tells of A Blazing Night

In the late evening of Sepetember 2nd, 1666  a disaster occurred on the streets of London. It was burning down! This great and raging fire would destroy almost every home in London. The fire is estimated to have decimated 70,000 homes of citizens out of 80,000.  The fortunate thing is that only six people lost their actual life, which is very low considering the population at risk.

The tragedy…

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BORN INTO SLAVERY : THE NARRATIVE OF CAROLINE HAMMOND - A FUGITIVE BORN INTO SLAVERY

BORN INTO SLAVERY : THE NARRATIVE OF CAROLINE HAMMOND – A FUGITIVE BORN INTO SLAVERY

Caroline Hammond born in 1844 is a young girl with a very troubled life.  The girl’s mother is a slave; whereas, her father is a free man. Since she is the daughter of a slave women, Caroline is automatically a slave too. That is just how the rules were at the time. She grew up on a farm miles from South River in Arundel County,  next to Davidsonville. Caroline describes how this were fairly…

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Readers Who Got My New Book - Please Review it on Amazon!

Readers Who Got My New Book – Please Review it on Amazon!

Hello Readers,

I recently  offered my new book on a free promotion. As a new author on amazon I would like to ask that if you got a copy and have read the book would you please give an honest review on Amazon? Having reviews for their work is a great help to writers who are publishing on Amazon exclusively.  The support is greatly appreciated and I hope everyone is enjoying the book! If you have…

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The Battle of Bannockburn – A Military Defeat for England

The Battle of Bannockburn – A Military Defeat for England

The Battle of Bannockburn was fought between Scotland and England for two days beginning on June 23rd, 1314. It would last well into the next day. The two countries had been feuding over Scottish independence from the English throne.

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The Confederate State of America: A Lesson in Civil War Implosion

The Confederate State of America: A Lesson in Civil War Implosion

At the end of the American Civil War, southerners had a common rally cry of “The South Shall Rise Again.”  A romantic view many take of the Confederate States of America was that it was a collection of states united in common cause.

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The Confederate State of America: A Lesson in Civil War Implosion

The Confederate State of America: A Lesson in Civil War Implosion

At the end of the American Civil War, southerners had a common rally cry of “The South Shall Rise Again.”  A romantic view many take of the Confederate States of America was that it was a collection of states united in common cause.

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The Destruction of Pompeii - A First Hand Account of Events

The Destruction of Pompeii – A First Hand Account of Events

At the time of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 the Roman fleet under the command of Pliny the Elder was stationed across the Bay of Naples at Misenum. Pliny launched ships and sailed toward the erupting volcano for closer observation and to attempt a rescue. No rescue was possible and Pliny himself died during the eruption, not in the streets of Pompeii, but across the bay at Stabiae.

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To Encourage Others — The Execution Of Admiral John Byng

To Encourage Others — The Execution Of Admiral John Byng

On March 14th, 1757, Royal Navy Vice Admiral John Byng boarded his flagship HMS Monarch for what would be the last time.

As the 52-year-old officer waited on the quarterdeck in the company of nine marine guards, instructions were passed to all the men-of-war at anchor nearby in Spithead to dispatch their officers to the 74-gun ship of the line to witness the execution.

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