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Happy 79th anniversary of D-Day! Over the months beforehand, many brave men and women risked their lives to obtain this OMAHA Beach-West map’s intelligence on fortifications, obstacles, and mines that…

Looking forward to the return of Kensington, Maryland’s Day of the Book on Sunday, April 23, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine! Three years ago, the pandemic…

Writing a book often comes down to choices.  For Advocating Overlord, I decided that stating the case for Roosevelt and Churchill having reached a quid pro quo involving Normandy and the…

The Battleship U.S.S. Texas will be on the move Wednesday, August 31, weather permitting.  A livestream video of Texas getting under tow, August 31, will be available on the Battleship…

And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered— We few, we happy few, we band…

Finally, after two years of pandemic-imposed absence, a day spent researching at the National Archives in College Park (a.k.a. “Wonderland”)!  Working with the archivists to build the foundation for a…

A coincidence almost surely, but within it a profoundly appropriate symbol of united resolve today to protect a Europe whole and free.  Some of the aircraft transporting U.S. forces to…

Cascade Library’s “Eat local Read Local” book fair returns on Saturday to Loudon County, VA,  October 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Address is 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls,…

Remembering my classmate, Susan Getzendanner killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center, and all the victims of 9/11 on that terrible day and over the twenty years that…

Happy birthday, FDR!  You would recognize our times.  Be certain of this: as we did in your time, we shall prevail again! President Franklin D. Roosevelt celebrates with Harry Hopkins…