Military History Blog

I have decided not to post any other posts on this site. This is not to say that I am closing this site down, but rather will leave this site up as the archive of the earlier posts. For new posts...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/change-of-status-of-this-site.html

Leave it to the Air Force to come up with this concept. Usually this site's posts will be of a more serious and historical nature, but this was just too good to pass up.Imagine you are fighting i...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/gay-bomb-proposed-in-late-90s.html

I have been reading articles from the magazine National Review that were linked by the Military History Foundation website. The articles raise an important issue in academic history, the decline ...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/future-of-military-history.html

I have created a "sister" site for our blog using the same name as this one. It uses the WordPress service and I find it has some options I like, which include having mutiple pages. I will theref...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/sister-site-created.html

I thought I would share with you all a couple of banners I designed for our blog that I plan to use on other sites I belong to so that our blog will gain readers. I invite you to pick which one y...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/banners-for-our-blog.html

You may have noticed the two new (to readers who have been with me from the beginning they are familiar names) names in the contributors section. As I noted back in February, I had to change over...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/all-present-and-accounted-for-and.html

Note: I did plan to post about our new sidebar link to MilBlogs, which I am attempting to join. MilBlogs is a ring of bloggers written by men and women in uniform, like our own Buck Sargeant, as ...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-historical-association-passes.html

While America's military strength is important, let me add here that I've always maintained that the struggle now going on for the world will never be decided by bombs or rockets, by armies or mi...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/globaloney-and-its-malcontents.html

Well, I have had an interesting last day and a half. I left Grand Forks, ND around 9:00 A.M. eager to make my mark at the Missouri Valley History Conference. Well, I knew the weather was tricky a...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/apparently-not-off-to-omaha.html

I thought I would share with you that I will be leaving snowy Grand Forks for a couple days next week to present my paper "Camp Carrollton, Illinois: A Glimpse into the Daily Life of Union Soldie...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/off-to-omaha.html

Having had a chance to cool down from my initial frustration with having to switch over my account to the new Blogger, I have decided to stick it out as it is not a big deal (except for getting m...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/welcome-to-our-newest-member_18.html

After some consideration, I have decided to remove the American Historical Association from my links list. This is because of the recent approval at their annual meeting of an anti-war resolution...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/anti-war-resolution-up-for-discussion.html

I don't like change much when it comes to most things. This is one of the first non-military related posts on this blog, but I must make it. I am upset as I have been forced by Blogger to switch ...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/upgrade-forced-upon-me.html

Former President Gerald Ford has passed away tonight at age 93. Many historical events surrounded his administration, from assuming the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, to the f...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/rip-pres-gerald-ford.html

The following review has been submitted to On Point: The Journal of Army History and should appear in an upcoming issue. My review of Bruce Chadwick's The First American Army appeared in the Fall...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/review-of-first-way-of-war-american.html

The following was sent to me concerning the article by William F. Sauerwein WHAT MILITARY OPTION FOR IRAN?:"I just don't understand war mongers like you! What makes you think American actions are...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/regarding-comments.html

The following is a review which will appear in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Military History.Sheridan’s Lieutenants: Phil Sheridan, His Generals, and the Final Year of the Civil War. By ...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/review-of-sheridans-lieutenants.html

I would like to welcome Dr. Steven Woodworth to the Military History Blog team. Dr. Woodworth is a professor of History at Texas Christian University. We look forward to seeing posts by Dr. Woodw...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/welcome-to-our-newest-contributor.html

This is a copy of my review, which will soon appear in On Point, the quarterly journal of the Army Historical Foundation. I hope you enjoy it.The First American Army: The Untold Story of George W...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/review-of-first-american-army-untold.html

I would like to welcome William Sauerwein, the newest member of the Military History Blog. As the name implies, we are related as he is my father. William brings 24 years of experience in the Arm...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/welcome-to-newest-member-of-team_13.html

I hope that you enjoy this post. It is a paper that I wrote for a History class. I apologize for the small size.Please make any suggestions after reading. In 1791, the United States was handed it...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/st-clairs-defeat-vs-battle_113713027558468100.html

May your 2006 be a happy one. Continue studying and researching military history and uncover new things. Happy New Year to all.

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/happy-new-year.html

I am currently in the process of reviewing Bruce Chadwick's book The First American Army: The Untold Story of George Washington and the Men Behind America's First Fight for Freedom for On Point: ...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/upcoming-review.html

This is for the general posting and discussing of military history in general. While particular attention will be paid to American military history through the Civil War, any time period is welco...

http://militaryhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/welcome-to-military-history-blog.html