Tag Archives: Military

http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1518624,00.html Shelby Foote died last week. I’m gutted, but consoling myself by rewatching all 11 hours of the PBS “Civil War” It’s good medicine :): “When asked about the American civil war, Foote resorted to an anecdote. Early in the conflict, he used to say, a squad of Union soldiers closed in on a ragged […]

http://www.photosbysusan.net/MemorialsNight/VietnamVeteransMemorial/ Affecting photos of an affecting monument: “Comprised of three men carrying infantry weapons, the statue grouping has been called both The Three Soldiers and The Three Servicemen. The men are wearing Vietnam War era uniforms and could be from any branch of the U.S. military at that time. Interpretations of the work vary widely. […]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-warphotos21may21,0,625844.story An important article. Too bad the Times didn’t have the cojones to print it outside the least-read edition of the week.

http://test.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collection.jsp?collection=Perseus%3Acollection%3Acwar Another excellent civil war reading resource!

http://www.maz.ca/other/cwres.html Free Civil War Resources – great for students, researchers or buffs!