‘Coming home’ U.S. Army retiree returns to Missouri to prepare for second career
By Jeremy P. Amick When graduating from from second careersecond caree(Mo.) High School in 1984, Susan (Ott) Hogue realized she was lacking a sense of…
‘Mystery born in Alabama’ Piecing together history of a WWII prisoner turned NASA employee
By Jeremy P. Amick Throughout the last several years, the Silver Star Families of America (SSFOA) has strived to honor veterans by sharing the many…
Guest Blogger Alex Kershaw: GOODBYE BOB
I didn’t try to choke back a sob when I learnt that Bob Sales had passed away on 23 February, aged 89. I’ve spent a…
THE HORNS OF THE BEAST – Review by Wayne Osborne
What an interesting and fascinating book. If the Great War reader wants a change from the Western Front, then this is a book to read.…
A mother’s hope ‘Russellville soldier missing in action since World War II’
By Jeremy P. Amick As a boy growing up in rural Mid-Missouri in late 1920s, one might imagine the thoughts of a young Walter Lehman…
CITIZENS OF LONDON – Review by Mark Barnes
Quite a few years ago I was working on a paper in London where one of the newer staff was an American lady who was…
GUEST BLOGGER DAN KING: The 70th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima
There are events being held across the United States including the two largest events being held in Virginia and at Camp Pendleton in California. I…
REVIEW: THE DAKOTA HUNTER by Mark Barnes
I like to do periodic reboots of my addled brain every so often to take a step away from purely military related books. I’ve done…
A mother’s hope – Russellville soldier missing in action since World War II – By Jeremy P. Amick
As a boy growing up in rural Mid-Missouri in late 1920s, one might imagine the thoughts of a young Walter Lehman filled with the aspirations…
Partisan Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1944 – Reviewed by Nate Sullivan for War History Online
As someone who owns a modest collection of original photographs from the Eastern Front, I jumped at the opportunity to check out this recent addition…
‘It was a great life’ Local veteran shares story of 28-year career in U.S. Coast Guard – By Jeremy P. Amick
These days, it is more the exception than the rule that a person can spend nearly three decades working in the same career field;…
THE HAND GRENADE – Reviewed by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
I was visiting my mum at our local hospital and as I left I walked in to the full on drama of seeing a section…