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Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Swamp Ghost (B17 E)

Sunday, December 30, 2007

I just read an article in the OCT 07 edition of Smithsonian magazine about a B17 E known as the Swamp Ghost.  If you’ve ever spent any time over at pacificwrecks.com, you’ve probably read about it.  Or here at theswampghost.com.
The Smithsonian article talks about the making of a legend, but also of its recent salvage by an American [...]

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William Shirer and Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Friday, December 28, 2007

A review of Shirer’s epic text is here.  The author of the review… he’s pretty good.

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William Evans, 101st AB Vet Recognized

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Don’t know how old this clip is via youtube, but it shows a medal ceremony recognizing William Evans, a 101st A/B veteran (502nd) for his service in Bastogne.  He was awarded the purple heart, his second, and his Representative is pushing for Medal of Honor recognition.  The best part of the clip, for me, is [...]

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Risk

Sunday, December 23, 2007

So I used to play RISK when I was a kid, never thinking much about beyond the fact that it was a huge, huge time suck.
When I got this “classic” (read: Target purchase) 1959 version, I thought, “man, I’m going to kick folks around the board. Yeah right!
Check the [...]

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10,000

Saturday, December 8, 2007

I’m about to get all weepy.
When I started this little blog for a class project, I had visions of my journalism students using it as a general example of form. But it’s turned into something else entirely. In fact, just today, the ww2file just hit the 10,000 page view mark. As a [...]

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Don Burgett at Noville, 9/05

Monday, December 3, 2007

Okay, so things are super/ultra/mondo busy on the job of late.  And I know I’ve needed to post something/anything here, as I’ve slacked off a bit here at the end of the term.  The solution?  Get a clip. So without further yacking, here’s Don Burgett, engaging in a little first person history.  Oh yeah, buy [...]

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