Scirè, The Italian Royal Navy Submarine
The Scirè was a small Italian coastal submarine that entered service in April 1938. Its name commemorates an Italian victory in Ethiopia in March 1936.…
‘Erase the distinctions’ – Mid-Missouri soldier/physician inspired character in WWII-era comic strip
In decades past, the Enloe family of mid-Missouri produced a respected line of physicians and dentists. Several of them established a legacy while serving in…
Return to Sea – Missouri Veteran Returns to Naval Service in the Months After Pearl Harbor
Spending the latter years of the Great Depression serving in the U.S. Navy, Fred Hoechst Jr. returned to St. Louis following his discharge in March…
PART 1 – The search for Amelia – Missouri veteran served aboard ship that searched for famed 1930s aviator
Coming of age in a community of St. Louis referred to as the “Patch,” Fred Hoechst Jr. graduated from high school only to experience the…
How did Brits use allotments and ‘grow your own’ to survive two World Wars?
In September 2018, the world marked 79 years since the beginning of the Second World War — a conflict that lasted six years, divided the…
PBY Catalina Operations Over The SW Pacific During & After WWII
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you can read about the spectacular Military career of the Consolidated PBY Catalina in the SE Pacific from 1942 until…
Maggots in the Biscuits & Beef so Bad it was Given a Funeral: Military Rations Throughout Time
Hard Tack Although recorded uses of “Bisket” or “hard tack” (literally meaning hard food) date to the Roman Legions and Richard I’s Crusades, it…
The Dakota Hunter: “Spooky”AC-47 In A Combat Role, 80 Years After The DC-3’s Maiden Flight
See photos of World’s only Veteran Aircraft of 3 wars, built 75 years ago, and still in active military service. The AC-47 T Fantasma, using…
The Fighting Escadrille Lafayette – Hamilton’s The Community House to honor heroes of WWI
Civilization likes to lionize men who serve in war, clearly a centuries-old tribute. But 100 years ago in World War I, the world lost an…
100 Beautiful Colourised Photos of WW1 for the 1918-2018 Centenary
I began colourising black and white photos professionally in 2014, coinciding with the centenary of the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. Around the world there…
Revealed – Italian Resistance, SOE, Betrayed: How Allied High Command Abandoned Italian ‘Reds’ Because of Pending Cold War
When endeavoring to tell a story that concerns behind-the-lines raids, partisan armies, and epic journeys deep into enemy territory, one invariably bumps up against the…
Deadliest Day in American History is September 17 – Antietam By the Numbers
Today marks the 156th anniversary of Antietam, arguably the pivotal battle of the Civil War. Had the South won on that September day, Robert E.…