by drkeithcox | Dec 7, 2019 | History Matters, Main
German WWI wreck discovered off Falklands The wreck of a World War One German armoured cruiser has been located off the Falkland Islands, where it was sunk by the British navy 105 years ago. SMS Scharnhorst was the flagship of German Vice-Admiral Maximilian...
by drkeithcox | Nov 28, 2019 | History Matters, Main
Between 1942 and 1949, approximately 20,000 African-American men completed recruit training and became known as the “Montford Point Marines.” Despite the challenges presented to those Montford Point Marines, their valor and performance at Peleliu, Iwo...
by drkeithcox | Sep 29, 2019 | History Matters, Main
David Greenberg has published an op-ed in Politico (link below) arguing that we ought not compare Trump’s impeachment to that of any of the other Presidents who have faced impeachment. He rightly points out that the context of all of the other instances is...
by drkeithcox | Sep 27, 2019 | History Matters, Main
Never knew the full story of this. On a personal note, the escorts ship USS Skylark (ASR-20) was of the same class as the USS Sunbird (ASR-15) that I would serve on nearly 20 years later. In the photo, the Skylark is on the left and the Sunbird on the right. ...
by drkeithcox | Sep 13, 2019 | 01 Colonial US
Pictorial History of King Philip’s War Comprising A full and minute account of all the massacres, battles, Conflagrations, and other thrilling incidents Of that tragic passage in American history . With an introduction; containing an account Of the Indian...
