Wow! My source for obscure history just brought over another fascinating item. He typically finds these rare books at auctions, Goodwill or garage sales. The Atlas of the First World War by Martin Gilbert, originally published in 1971 is unique to say the least. Field Marshal Montgomery himself wrote the preface. The book is actually [...]
Yesterday, we took a look at the tragic end to the promising young life of Bruce Eamick, an American infantryman during the Vietnam War. On August 6, 1969, just two days before his death at Fire Support Base Washington, Eamick wrote a short note home to his parents. It would be his last. “…We’re working [...]
Even amid war, tragedy strikes us off guard. All were shocked at the recent loss of 30 American military personnel, when their Chinook chopper went down over Afghanistan. They say time heals the pain. But for family members, the loss of a loved one in war never really goes away. Infantryman Bruce Eamick served in [...]
A good Monday morning to all. Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. The History Junkie loves seeing celebrities visit our troops. In December 1944, baseball great, Mel Ott, visited the 90th Infantry Division at Cattenom, France. Ott played for and managed the New York Giants. He was the first National League [...]
The first Friday in August, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. This week, crews successfully removed a WWII era underwater mine from near a North Sea oil pipeline. Soviet propaganda posters from WWII will be on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. What began with a 25 cent purchase at a yard [...]
Richard Winebrenner was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in April 1942. He married his high school sweetheart, Daisy Weber, at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas in November of the same year. Following a stint in South America, Winebrenner served as a top-turret gunner aboard the B-29 bomber, The One You Love in [...]
Vietnam War infantryman, Bruce Eamick, served with Company B, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. His group worked the volatile Central Highland jungles near the Cambodian border. “We’ve been pretty busy lately,” Eamick wrote to his mother on July 13, 1969. “For the last week we’ve been building a platoon size patrol base and [...]
On August 1, 1944, the 90th Infantry Division was switched from the First Army to the Third Army, under the command of General George Smith Patton, Jr. “In all honesty, it didn’t mean that much to me,” 90th Division infantryman, Hobert Winebrenner said. “I had heard a couple of Patton’s speeches in England, knew of [...]
Hey, it’s August already. Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. War is certainly a horrible thing. We, in no way, aim to glorify it. Instead, we hope to educate–open eyes to the realities of war.
It’s Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up. Filming for a new World War II documentary wrapped up this week in Nebraska. Following bin Laden, the remains of Rudolph Hess took to the sea. Rusting shipwrecks from World War II, and I bet there are a lot of them, now seem to pose an [...]