World War II
The Battle of Tenaru
A helmet for my pillow, A poncho for my bed, My rifle rests across my chest- The stars swing overhead. The whisper of the kunai, The murmur of the sea, The sighing palm and night so calm Betray no enemy. Hear!, river bank so silent You men who sleep around That foreign scream … Continue reading
Winston Churchill – Their Finest Hour June 18, 1940 House of Commons
I spoke the other day of the colossal military disaster which occurred when the French High Command failed to withdraw the northern Armies from Belgium at the moment when they knew that the French front was decisively broken at Sedan and on the Meuse. This delay entailed the loss of fifteen or sixteen French divisions … Continue reading
WW2 – The Battle Of Los Angeles
During the night of 24/25 February 1942, unidentified objects caused a succession of alerts in southern California. On the 24th, a warning issued by naval intelligence indicated that an attack could be expected within the next ten hours. That evening a large number of flares and blinking lights were reported from the vicinity of defense … Continue reading
Wake Island The Alamo Of The Pacific
Wake Island was an American outpost in the central Pacific. Wake is a coral atoll, made up of three islands. Wake Island itself is the largest, and forms two sides of a triangle. Peale Island and Wilkes Island extend the two arms of Wake Island. The three islands are tiny – only 2.5 square miles … Continue reading