Daily Archives: May 17, 2017

Salvaging The Past

[Note:  The post below is my prepared text for a speech given to the LSI veterans of WWII on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.] Having met some of you earlier today, I feel it is necessary to begin … Continue reading

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Non-Book Review: Forty-Seven Days

Forty-Seven Days:  How Pershing’s Warriors Came Of Age To Defeat The German Army In World War I, by Mitchell Yockelson This is the fourth of the books on World War I [1], and it is pretty plain to see that … Continue reading

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Non-Book Review: Thunder And Flames

Thunder And Flames:  Americans In The Crucible Of Combat, 1917-1918 by Edward G. Lengel This is the third World War I book I received as part of an epic book review project [1].  So far there has been an overall … Continue reading

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