Military History Digest #306

David Silbey Blog Post

 

Medieval:

• The Battle of Poitiers, 1356 - Medievalists.net http://www.medievalists.net/2017/12/battle-poitiers-1356/

• The War for Mercia, 942-943 - Medievalists.net http://www.medievalists.net/2017/11/war-mercia-942-943/

 

18th Century:

• Facing Empire: Indigenous Experiences in a Revolutionary Age  Age of Revolutions https://ageofrevolutions.com/2017/11/29/facing-empire-indigenous-experiences-in-a-revolutionary-age/

• Native American Revolutions Bibliography  Age of Revolutions https://ageofrevolutions.com/2017/11/30/native-american-revolutions-bibliography/

• The War in the West: The American Revolution in the pays den haut  Age of Revolutions https://ageofrevolutions.com/2017/11/27/the-war-in-the-west-the-american-revolution-in-the-pays-den-haut/

 

19th Century:

• Battle of Abu Klea Memorial  Al Matammah, Sudan - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/battle-of-abu-klea-memorial

• Book Review: At the Edge of the World: The Heroic Century of the French Foreign Legion by Jean-Vincent Blanchard  Battles and Book Reviews http://www.military-history.us/2017/11/book-review-at-the-edge-of-the-world-the-heroic-century-of-the-french-foreign-legion-by-jean-vincent-blanchard/

• Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes: The Civil War and the Subversion of American Indian Sovereignty https://cwba.blogspot.com/2017/11/booknotes-civil-war-and-subversion-of.html

https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/blogs/the-history-seeker https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/blogs/the-history-seeker

https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/blogs/tucker-picketts-charge-2016 https://www.civilwarmonitor.com/blogs/tucker-picketts-charge-2016

• The Myth of Northern Unity http://cwmemory.com/2017/12/04/the-myth-of-northern-unity/

 

First World War:

• Bombardment and U-Boat action off Gaza  November 1917 - dawlish chronicles https://dawlishchronicles.com/2017/11/24/bombardment-and-u-boat-action-off-gaza-november-1917/

• Chapter 6: 1917, of Terry Copps Montreal At War Now Available! | Canadian Military History http://canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/chapter-6-1917-of-terry-copps-montreal-at-war-now-available/

• Heugh Gun Battery Memorial Tablet  Hartlepool, England - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/heugh-gun-battery-memorial-tablet

• Inside the brothels that served the Western Front: How one First World War soldier found love in the arms of a French sweetheart | The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/inside-the-brothels-that-served-the-western-front-how-one-first-world-war-soldier-found-love-in-the-9643738.html

• The Digital Military Historian: AEF Supply Maps World War I http://erikthehistorian.blogspot.com/2017/12/aef-supply-maps-world-war-i.html

• The Long Blue Line: Lt. John Farrell McGourty in WWI  Coast Guard Compass http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2017/11/the-long-blue-line-lt-john-farrell-mcgourty-in-wwi/

 

Interwar:

• Blog - The Battle of Cambrai Centenary - Osprey Publishing https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/battle_of_cambrai_centenary/

 

Second World War:

• Changing Interpretations of Japans Pacific War Naval Demise http://cimsec.org/changing-interpretations-japans-pacific-war-naval-demise/34733

• Chicago Boyz  Blog Archive  History Weekend  The Darwin Air Campaigns End of the Beginning, Plus 75 Years https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/55954.html

• Chicago Boyz  Blog Archive  The Grounding of USS Darter  A Case Study of an Operational Security Disaster https://chicagoboyz.net/archives/56192.html

• Day of Infamy  The Lessons and Legacy of Pearl Harbor  MilitaryHistoryNow.com http://militaryhistorynow.com/2017/12/05/day-of-infamy-the-lessons-and-legacy-of-pearl-harbor/

• Evaluating The German Army and Luftwaffe's Growth From September of 1939 to June of 1941 | The Globe at War http://globeatwar.com/article/evaluating-german-army-and-luftwaffes-growth-september-1939-june-1941

• Frances Monstrous Char B1 Tank Ate German Panzers for Breakfast | War Is Boring http://warisboring.com/47857-2/

• Iran and Iraq during the Second World War  Defence-In-Depth https://defenceindepth.co/2017/12/04/iran-and-iraq-during-the-second-world-war/

• Recounts the Air Raid on Pearl Harbor https://www.navalhistory.org/2017/11/29/rear-admiral-b-robert-erly-usn-retired-recounts-the-air-raid-on-pearl-harbor

• The State of the Red Army on June 22, 1941 | The Globe at War http://globeatwar.com/article/state-red-army-june-22-1941

• Wehrmacht Graffiti  Copenhagen, Denmark - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wehrmacht-graffiti-copenhagen

• When Gas Masks Were an Inescapable Part of Everyday Life - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gas-masks-1930s-wwii-europe-chemical-warfare-homefront

• WW2 Research Inc. and Research Expert Bill Beigel Launch WW2 Casualties Database - Press Release - Digital Journal http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3575000

 

Cold War:

• How the Soviet Union Snooped Waters for Enemy SubsWithout Sonar http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a28724/submarine-sonar-soks/

• Nike Missile Site W-92  Gaithersburg, Maryland - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nike-missile-site-w92

 

Post Cold War:

• The Secret Ruling That Broke the Guantanamo Military Commissions | Just Security https://www.justsecurity.org/47454/secret-ruling-broke-guantanamo-military-commissions/

 

Naval:

• The Long Blue Line: Fast Response Cutters  the mainstay of the Coast Guards coastal patrol fleet  Coast Guard Compass http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2017/11/tlbl-frc/

• Where Are You Going, Kings Point? | RealClearDefense https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/11/29/where_are_you_going_kings_point_112699.html

 

Thematic/Misc:

• Academic Life Isnt as Modern as You Might Think - The Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com/article/Academic-Life-Isn-t-as/241785?cid=trend_right_a

• Army Museum Support Center  Fort Belvoir, Virginia - Atlas Obscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/army-museum-support-center

• Call for Papers: 29th Canadian Military History Colloquium, 4-5 May 2018 | Canadian Military History http://canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/call-for-papers-29th-canadian-military-history-colloquium-4-5-may-2018/

• Grant of the Week: Graduate Student Prize in Applied Military History - American Historical Association http://blog.historians.org/2017/11/grant-of-the-week-graduate-student-prize-in-applied-military-history/

• Industry Developing New Social Media Simulation Tools for Military Analysts http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/11/21/industry-developing-new-social-media-simulation-tools-for-military-analysts

• The Rifles That Made America | RealClearDefense https://www.realcleardefense.com/2017/11/29/the_rifles_that_made_america_298591.html

• Why America Loses Every War It Starts - Defense One http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/11/why-america-loses-every-war-it-starts/142646/