by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article How the Colt Single Action Army Revolver Won the West was published 9
Archives for November 2016
Veterans Day, 2016
Here is a quote by Kurt Vonnegut from his book Breakfast of Champions:So this book is a sidewalk strewn with junk, trash which I throw over my
Genie in the Desert
From our Humor Department:In the Libyan Desert the bedouin is desperate. His camel is dead; his possessions are gone; his weakness is so great he
Sir Francis Drake Attacks Cadiz
Galleys could only fire straight ahead; and, as they came on line abreast, Drake, passing with the Queen's four battle-ships athwart their course,
Election Day, 2016
by Jack Le MoineFor the first time in my life I do not know who to vote for President.If Hillary Clinton winshere are the
Elizabethan Naval Warfare
Drake's ideas of naval warfare were developing a step further, and the Queen for the moment listened.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids
Sir Francis Drake Captures Cartegena
Cartagena was the capital of the Spanish Main, and though much younger than Santo Domingo it was far wealthier.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena;
Suez Conflict – Arab View
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article Sixty Years On, It Is Clear Suez Was a Missed Opportunity for America
The Making of the President 1960
A Harper Perennial Political Classic, The Making of the President 1960 is the groundbreaking national bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning account of