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When I am not writing alternate history, I am writing about actual history.
World at War
#96 FEB-MAR 2024
Observation Post
American Pathfinders
A Lifeline to Bastogne
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"The Battle of the Bulge has been one of the most memorialized engagements in American military history. During the battle, one of the main storylines was the encircled 101st at Bastogne. As noted in Band of Brothers at the end of episode six, the story of the encircled 101st at Bastogne was one of Patton coming to their rescue. However, this narrative completely overlooks one of the most daring combat jumps ever made by American paratroopers. It was a mission and its subsequent supply drop Eisenhower claimed ensured victory at Bastogne."
World at War
#94 JAN-FEB 2024
Observation Post
Odin, Thor, Gustav, and the Fall of Sevastopol
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"Located on the southern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, Sevastopol became a thorn in the side of the German advance into Russia. Largely overshadowed by the Battle of Stalingrad that started a month later, the Siege of Sevastopol harkened back to the days of World War I of infantry and artillery warfare. Lacking adequate tanks, the Germans could not use their preferred Blitzkrieg tactics as in France. Instead, the Germans would use some of the largest artillery pieces ever used in combat to take the city. "
World at War
#79 AUG-SEP 2021
Observation Post
Burma 1943
Dawn of the Pararescuemen
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"When USAAF Flight 12420 crashed in the jungles of Burma in August 1943, it prompted one of the most successful rescue missions ever attempted into hostile territory during wartime. The tactics used to rescue the men of Flight 12420 would be refined by specialized teams formed thereafter for rescuing downed crews and passengers in the China-Burma-Inda (CBI) theater of war. These teams would save countless downed crews and would ultimately become the forerunners of today's elite Air Force Pararescuemen."
World at War
#78 JUN-JUL 2021
Observation Post
Holding Wau
Actions of the USAAF Troop Carrier Groups
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"In the early days of the Pacific Campaign, the use of
C-47s to resupply ground forces in isolated jungle areas would prove to be a decisive factor in holding the Japanese advance at bay. New Guinea became one of many islands in which this new mobile warfare would be put to the test. This would lead to a crucial victory for the Allies at the Battle of Wau due to their ability to reinforce and resupply grounds forces quickly by air."
