The sun came up that fateful Friday at 0650, and the first landing craft carrying assault troops of the 5th Marines touched down at 0909 on Red
Archives for January 2016
Parkman Part II, Chapter 2
It was a scheme of high-sounding promise, but in performance less than contemptible. So the first Canadian colonies failed.Our special project
Convoy En-route to Guadalcanal
The fabled 1st Marine Division of later World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War fame, the most highly decorated division in the
Marines Land on Guadalcanal
This series has six easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Japan Expands into Southwest Pacific.IntroductionBy the summer of 1942,
Clash of Civilizations in Central Asia
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article The Battle that Kept the Chinese Out of Central Asia was
The Progressive Era
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #27. The Progressive Era, published on August 29,
The Unity Principle
Leadership lessons from Jesus Christ; wisdom from The Gospel of Mark.Time: Between 1 AD and 30 ADPlace: Palestine "A house divided
Epiphany, 2016
For this year's Epiphany, here is a poem written by T.S. Elliot in 1927. Hear him reading it. Or read it below.'A cold coming we had
Cartier’s Third Voyage
On Cartier's third voyage he pursued his course, sailed three leagues and a half up the St. Lawrence, and anchored off the mouth of the River of Cap