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American Revolutionary War In The West Conference St. Louis October 27-29, 2023

The American Revolutionary War in the West History Conference

Date: October 27, 2023 - October 29, 2023
Location: Missouri, United States
Subject Fields: American History / Studies, Military History, Political History / Studies, Social History / St

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Two New Movies: OPPENHEIMER and NAPOLEON (November 2023)

OPPENHEIMER

This year is shaping up as an epic year for us history people, as Oppenheimer exploded into theaters this past week. Excerpts of the film from what I've seen, portray Cillian Murphy as a spot-on reflection of J. Robert Oppenheimer. I'm lo

Started by Scott Lyons

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Remember that time the Chinese bombed Nagasaki? The Forgotten FIRST 'Doolittle Raid' 1938!

From YouTube: Four years before Jimmy Doolittle led his daring raid on Tokyo someone else attacked Japan by air, using American-built aircraft.

Started by Randy Gann

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The Bombed British City Beneath New York City

From YouTube: "Located along FDR Drive in Manhattan, NYC is Waterside Plaza, built on a spit of artificial land. But what many New Yorkers don't realise is that beneath Waterside Plaza are the remains of a heavily bombed British city."

Started by Randy Gann

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"A Small Light" from National Geographic: The Untold Story of Miep Gies (Full Episode 1)

Excellent new series about Miep Gies, a Dutch citizen who helped hide Otto Frank and his family--wife Edith and daughters Margot and Anne from the Nazis for nearly two years from 6 July 1942 to 4 August 1944. A Small Light debuted 1 May 2023 with E

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Military History Club Missouri Athletic Club St. Louis July 25 meeting, Prof. John McManus To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.

For reservations for remote or in person attendance, email, kmaurer@mac-stl.org.

After a series of meetings devoted to wars of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, the Military History Club returns to World War II on July 25 as it welcomes a Zoom

Started by Jim Gallen

1 Reply · Reply by Scott Lyons Jul 17, 2023

10th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium

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Join Missouri Humanities at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum

in St. Louis, MO, as we celebrate and commemorate the life and times

of General and President Ulysses S. Grant.

DATE: Friday, July 21, 2023

TIME: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

LOCATION: Soldi

Started by Jim Gallen

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Research a Veteran Workbook & Journal

The ultimate WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam military research workbook! Research a Veteran Workbook & Journal is now available.

July 12, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the fire that destroyed thousands of Army and Army Air Force and Air Force O

Started by Jennifer Holik

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50th Anniversary of the NPRC Fire

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO that destroyed countless Army and Army Air Force/Air Force service files. I posted an article on my website today about the fire. All hope is not

Started by Jennifer Holik

2 Replies · Reply by Jennifer Holik Jul 15, 2023

Vietnam War Basic Training video

Vietnam War era Army training film about basic training circa 1967. For the vets in the group, you'll get a chuckle out of it. I went through in the early 80's. It was funny to me to see how similar many things were and how we still used alot of the

Started by Randy Gann

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BARBAROSSA JUNE 1941 to JANUARY 1942

Part One - MID-JUNE 1940 – HITLER’S BIG MEDITERRANEAN MISTAKE

[extract from LUCKY HITLER'S BIG MISTAKES]

After Dunkirk, even the Vichy French air force and their navy minister were very keen to go to war with Britain and they were very much in fav

Started by Paul Ballard-Whyte

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How to engage and add content on the War History Network

Welcome to the War History Network. The site uses a 3-column layout consisting of modules, an intuitive web design similar to that used by LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Here are some of the ways to post (and reply) to content on the site, after S

Started by Scott Lyons

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Program on Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simon's Island, Georgia

Tuesday, June 27, noon, Central time

The Military History Club Of The Missouri Athletic Club delves into the colonial wars in which Spain and England struggled for dominance in what is now Florida and Georgia as we welcome a virtual visit from Phil Of

Started by Jim Gallen

1 Reply · Reply by Scott Lyons Jun 29, 2023

"The Great Escape" tunnels found by British archaeologists

An older article, but still very cool. Lots of artifacts found.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064068/Tunnel-time-Revealed-67-years-passage-used-Great-Escape.html

Started by Randy Gann

2 Replies · Reply by Jackie (Owens) Williams Jun 21, 2023

Fascinating Finds in a Guadalcanal Relic Museum

Video from "Forgotten Weapons" on a museum in Guadalcanal. Pretty neat stuff there.

From the YouTube content author: "Today I'm visiting the Solomon Islands War Memorial Museum in Honiara (the capital city on Guadalcanal). This is a private museum ru

Started by Randy Gann

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First Soldier to Land on Omaha Beach D-Day 1944 Describes the LONGEST DAY of (WWII POV Documentary)

This is a little over an hour and I felt worth every minute of it. First Soldier to Land on Omaha Beach D-Day 1944 Describes the LONGEST DAY of (WWII POV Documentary). This is the account of a D-DAY FRONTLINE VETERAN who shares HIS experiences 79 Yea

Started by Randy Gann

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Hitlers Image used post war in Germany

Short 6 minute video below discusses the deNazification of Germany post war and removal of all of Hitler's images, with one exception.

Started by Randy Gann

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Germany's THREE Surrenders - but what if?

Interesting video below discusses the 3 surrenders the Germans had to do, to officially end their part in WW2. One of the things this video touches on is that the Germans had many troops not engaged in active fighting. Occupations troops. Troops in N

Started by Randy Gann

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Tips & Activities to Start Family Pattern Research

Genealogy and military research can tell us so much about our family. We can learn where people lived across the generations. Family members may have photos to share so we know what our ancestors looked like. We may discover what kind of jobs they

Started by Jennifer Holik

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Two Opportunities for Research & Healing

I have a couple of opportunities for members to expand their military research skills and also explore generational or inherited trauma, family patterns, and ancestral healing. If you have questions about these, please ask.

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American Revolutionary War In The West Conference St. Louis October 27-29, 2023

Two New Movies: OPPENHEIMER and NAPOLEON (November 2023)

Remember that time the Chinese bombed Nagasaki? The Forgotten FIRST 'Doolittle Raid' 1938!

The Bombed British City Beneath New York City

"A Small Light" from National Geographic: The Untold Story of Miep Gies (Full Episode 1)

Military History Club Missouri Athletic Club St. Louis July 25 meeting, Prof. John McManus To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945.

10th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium

Research a Veteran Workbook & Journal

50th Anniversary of the NPRC Fire

Vietnam War Basic Training video

BARBAROSSA JUNE 1941 to JANUARY 1942

How to engage and add content on the War History Network

Program on Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simon's Island, Georgia

"The Great Escape" tunnels found by British archaeologists

Fascinating Finds in a Guadalcanal Relic Museum

First Soldier to Land on Omaha Beach D-Day 1944 Describes the LONGEST DAY of (WWII POV Documentary)

Hitlers Image used post war in Germany

Germany's THREE Surrenders - but what if?

Tips & Activities to Start Family Pattern Research

Two Opportunities for Research & Healing

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