In today’s post, I’m going to educate you about Joshua Chamberlain, the 20th Maine Volunteer Regiment, The Battle of Little Round Top, and close out the article by sharing some of my favorite Joshua Chamberlain quotes. Growing up in small town Maine, I heard many neat stories about Joshua Chamberlain. He played an important role …
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In today’s post, I am going to educate you about Alexander the Great. At the end of this post will be a reference section so you can learn even more. Alexander the Great was one of the greatest military leaders in all of history. He was a master of war strategies and he believed in skill …
When I first moved to Puerto Rico, I was given a site seeing tour. On our way to the huge Fort that protected Puerto Rico from may attempts to capture the island, I always notice in Old San Juan, a cool structure that now houses Puerto Rico Army National Guard recruitment offices. It is an …
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It was some dark days in American history… The Civil War. When neighbors, one-time friends and family killed each other over some causes we would all like to erase from our minds: Slavery and the economics surrounding it. State’s rights. And territorial expansion. There is a common theme in the United States as of late …
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When we mention the word leaders, who immediately comes to your mind? George Washington Douglas MacArthur Bill Gates The list could go on and on. The world has had some fabulous leaders. Many of the great leaders were in the United States Army. In today’s post, we are going to look at a great Army …
None of us were alive when this happened. Plus, I doubt many of us paid attention in history class when these battles were discussed. As a matter of fact, if someone were to ask you what war the Battles of Lexington & Concord happened in, would you be able to answer correctly? Okay, I’ll help …
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It was the American Revolution and the people who had sailed miles upon miles to settle in this land of infinite possibilities were sick and tired of the British government being a bully and taxing the people but not allowing them any representation in the say of how that government would run. Leaders in …
You can do a search and find World War 2 battle lists. It seems that you will never find a list with the same order, and the majority of time, completely different battles. Just consider the fact that World War 2 was going on globally and lasted for 6+ years. During those years, there were …
Many thought that World War 1 would be the end of the world as they knew it. In some ways, that was true but only approximately 30 years later, another World War started. World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, and referred to by some Anglophone authors as …
Located in Northern Alabama, Redstone Arsenal is one of the top, and most important Army installations in the United States. Many Army personnel have set foot on this Army property at one time or another. But, do they know much about Redstone? In today’s post, I am going to provide you with the top 8 …
