A German immersion – Vietnam era draft lands local veteran in middle of European culture
Vietnam era draft lands local veteran in middle of European culture By Jeremy P. Amick Growing up with a father who had served in the…
DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 4
By 1984 the waters had been sufficiently muddied as to the legitimacy of the evidence pointing to a second attack, and with it, incidentally, the…
A WHEATCROFT PANTHER’S PROGRESS – Leicestershire, 2014 by Mark Barnes
We were delighted to be invited by the Wheatcroft Collection to attend the Engine Start-Up day when the Maybach power unit to be fitted into…
DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 3
Part 1: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-1.html Part 2: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-2.html Equally helpful in trying to unravel the Tonkin mystery at the time was John Galloway’s 1970 work The Gulf of Tonkin…
A farmer’s war – Family strives to preserve memory of father’s World War I service
By Jeremy P. Amick At the point of his passing in 2011, having reached the age of 110, Frank Buckles had become somewhat of a…
DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 2
JOHN MORELLO, PH.D. SENIOR PROFESSOR OF HISTORY DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON, IL Part 1: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/articles/deep-water-dark-secrets-reassessing-historiography-tonkin-gulf-incident-part-1.html When Maddox first appeared in the Tonkin Gulf on August 1, 1964,…
DEEP WATER, DARK SECRETS: REASSESSING THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE TONKIN GULF INCIDENT – Part 1
JOHN MORELLO, PH.D. SENIOR PROFESSOR OF HISTORY DEVRY UNIVERSITY ADDISON, IL It wasn’t long after the events of August 2-4, 1964 that questions arose about…
IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES – London 23.04.2014
It was a warm St George’s Day evening in London and the threat of rain seemed unrealistic as I zigzagged out of Bond Street tube…
Silver Star Families of America – Recognizing the wounded, ill and dying veterans of our nation’s armed forces
By Jeremy P. Amick Often times we find ourselves so involved with the flurry of activities designed to recognize the efforts our brave veterans and…
War History Online, at the Houses of Parliament. THE GREAT WAR: WHY WE SHOULD REMEMBER – By Mark Barnes
I own one dark grey suit. My low fashion Swiss army knife, it does weddings, funerals, court appearances and invitations to the seat of national…
Fallen … but not forgotten – US Marines Who Fought In WWI
Traveling on High Street in downtown Jefferson City, Mo., you pass by the Cole County Courthouse where a slender memorial topped by a bronze eagle…
A Final Tribute – Former U.S. Navy Vessel Named in Honor of Missouri WWII Veteran
Former U.S. Navy Vessel Named in Honor of Missouri WWII Veteran: USS Amick DE-168 By Jeremy P. Amick As a young man coming to age…