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Category Archives: Military History

Why the Japanese government surrendered

Posted on Monday, 27 October 2014 by Mark ThomasSeptember 22, 2018

Why the Japanese government surrendered As with some aspects of science, many facets of history are not definitive. Over time, new evidence is discovered, reviewed and verified, altering past understandings in ways that seldom go so far as to disprove a … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged cause and effect, diplomacy, teaching history, WWII

Favorite Emperor Hirohito reigns over an inferno

Posted on Monday, 6 October 2014 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

Emperor Hirohito reigns over an inferno In Herbert Lord’s seminal study of the Titanic disaster, A Night to Remember, White Star Line’s president, J. Bruce Ismay, is revealed alternating between distinguished passenger and company operative, at times questioning Captain Smith … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged B-29s, Emperor Hirohito, Japan, submarines, WWII

Favorite George Washington faces a dilemma
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Posted on Friday, 8 August 2014 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

George Washington faces a dilemma My own reference to American history begins with my birth only a decade and a half after the end of the Second World War, during the height of the Cold War. In my formative years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged George Washington, Legion of the United States, Little Turtle, Mad Anthony Wayne, St. Clair's Defeat, US Army

Favorite D-Day Saipan – 70 year anniversary

Posted on Tuesday, 17 June 2014 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

“I have always considered Saipan the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive.” – General Holland M. Smith, USMC, Coral and Brass, 1949 D-Day Saipan – 70 year anniversary Like millions from many nations of the world, I followed the generally good coverage … Continue reading →

Posted in Military History | Tagged D-Day, Marine Corps, Pacific, Saipan, WWII
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